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Holy Poop. Dual Suspension Monark Airman
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Mind=blown! That is really cool! New bike, @fordmike65 ?
Jesse McCauley
McCauley Cycle Works
So who won the Facebook wars for this bike?
Dude who found it couldn’t have been more oblivious of the storm he was stepping into.
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Dude who found it couldn’t have been more oblivious of the storm he was stepping into.
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oldfart36
Riding One Of My Monark Super Deluxe's
LOL! Well said!!
Freqman1
Riding a '37 Dayton Super Streamline
It doesn't! I have one of George Ks excellent clones of one of these and it quickly becomes apparent why these are so rare. My guess is most were returned. For those that have a Huffman built Twin Flex you know if you really stand on the brake the rear compresses and when it bottoms out the rear will hop. On these if you just touch the brake you get that effect and it is sudden. I've ridden mine for short distances and no matter how lightly you try to brake you get the same effect. I've never did this at speed--and don't wan to! A great find. I wonder if the original color was maroon and black? I'd like to see better pics of the front fender-ducktail or straight? V/r Shawn
fordmike65
Riding a '37 Colson Imperial
I wish. Someone else's amazing find
Hammerhead
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
Super cool and a very weird suspension setup.
Hammerhead
Hammerhead
cyclingday
I'm the Wiz, and nobody beats me!
Thanks, for the description, Shawn.
I had been riding my 39 Firestone Twin Flex, on the flat beach bike paths for quite awhile, and didn’t notice any severe adverse effects.
But, I took it up to the Rolling Relics, San Francisco Ride, and put it through its paces.
Oh, man!
What a different bike that is, when you’re having to bomb down some steep hills with the coaster brake applied.
The other thing I noticed, was that the axle nuts loosen up under extreme use.
After that trip, I learned to always check those fasteners before going for a ride.
Great bikes, for general cruising, but definitely not the one you want for the serious hill country.
That Monark design sounds like a nightmare.
I had been riding my 39 Firestone Twin Flex, on the flat beach bike paths for quite awhile, and didn’t notice any severe adverse effects.
But, I took it up to the Rolling Relics, San Francisco Ride, and put it through its paces.
Oh, man!
What a different bike that is, when you’re having to bomb down some steep hills with the coaster brake applied.
The other thing I noticed, was that the axle nuts loosen up under extreme use.
After that trip, I learned to always check those fasteners before going for a ride.
Great bikes, for general cruising, but definitely not the one you want for the serious hill country.
That Monark design sounds like a nightmare.
WetDogGraphix
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
He sure went silent after all the hubbub started........
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