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My father is 83 and when he was young he bought a bike which was old at the time he bought it.
I'd like to fix it up to surprise him and also be able to identify the bike.
I don't have pictures of it to post at this time, but can add some pictures later.
Looking on the internet the closest I've seen to it was a picture of a 1910 Redwing.
Excuse my lack of knowledge on vintage bikes, but the main identifying feature I think is the double cross bar with the lower crossbar arched and a short vertical connector bar at the middle of the arch.
I've also read about a Henderson Arched Truss (?) bike, but couldn't find any pictures.
Although the 1910 Redwing frame looks close, the skip tooth chain sprocket is not the same. My dad's bike has what I've been told is a sweetheart sprocket because of the heart shape pattern in the sprocket.
Also this bike has the truss rods which attach to the front wheel.
The bike needs new tires, but I don't know the correct size or where to get them. It takes an early type of tire as the rim does not have a cinch bead or whatever, a measurement of the rim alone shows the max width to be 1.5" and the diameter is about 25". I read somewhere that this is considered to be a 28" since the tire size isn't based on the rim. Don't know if these tires come in only one width or not.
I'm hoping that from the description someone can help me identify the bike, and if nothing else tell me where to get tires for the bike.
Thanks.
I'd like to fix it up to surprise him and also be able to identify the bike.
I don't have pictures of it to post at this time, but can add some pictures later.
Looking on the internet the closest I've seen to it was a picture of a 1910 Redwing.
Excuse my lack of knowledge on vintage bikes, but the main identifying feature I think is the double cross bar with the lower crossbar arched and a short vertical connector bar at the middle of the arch.
I've also read about a Henderson Arched Truss (?) bike, but couldn't find any pictures.
Although the 1910 Redwing frame looks close, the skip tooth chain sprocket is not the same. My dad's bike has what I've been told is a sweetheart sprocket because of the heart shape pattern in the sprocket.
Also this bike has the truss rods which attach to the front wheel.
The bike needs new tires, but I don't know the correct size or where to get them. It takes an early type of tire as the rim does not have a cinch bead or whatever, a measurement of the rim alone shows the max width to be 1.5" and the diameter is about 25". I read somewhere that this is considered to be a 28" since the tire size isn't based on the rim. Don't know if these tires come in only one width or not.
I'm hoping that from the description someone can help me identify the bike, and if nothing else tell me where to get tires for the bike.
Thanks.