Has anyone heard of a "PANSY" bike company ?

[clark]

I got this bike into the shop and would like to know if anyone knows any thing? Pansy was a cycle company here in Denver. I have more pict's available.

 

[Adamtinkerer]

It lookjs like a Schwinn built frame. That sprocket was only used on bikes made by the Cleveland Welding Co. as a skip tooth. (Monark's sprocket was very similar, but was only made as a standard 1/2" pitch, for the most part) But, parts are easily interchanged after all.

 

[clark]

head badge?

The owner say's she thinks it is a Schwi.. it's the head badge the throws me. The rear hub is a Marrow dated 1934. So, Joe Blow, back in the '20's and
30"s bought frames from schwinn and morrow wheels and had headbadges made for his shop?

 

[supper15fiets]

...ask patric cafaro...he know his badges!

 

[JLarkin]

It would be easy to tease about the name but that is one cool headbadge. It has a real 30s vibe to it, the letters look like african art influence of the time and maybe that is a volcano on there also.

 

[clark]

Have you ridden your Pansy today?

Yes you could make a lot of jokes about the name, "PANSY", just hoping they were only on girlie bikes. But it has a "Morrow" hub, what a bitch to rebuild, I think the brake side bearring is shot, they should not fall out of the bearing holder thingy. All the others are in great shape. Ideas on a place for bearing (sic) would be greatful. Where do you see a volcano in the headbadge and who is patric?

 

[militarymonark]

definately looks like a schwinn not sure about the sprocket though seems to be changed out at one point possibly the shop it was sold out of changed it.

 

[JLarkin]

I circled what I think looks like a volcano. As for the bearing, if the ball bearings are falling out of the cage, you can squeeze the cage together a little in between each ball to hold them in better. Just be not to squeeze too much, ensure there is room for them to individually spin freely.

 

[Andrew Gorman]

Or just get rid of the cage completely- just fill the race completely with the same size ball bearings, then take one out. Then re-assemble as usual. There also may be a modern caged bearing you could replace it with, but I've taken apart ONE Morrow hub.

 

[autoxman]

This is a no.4 Pansy Cycle barn find. I believe from around 1919.