Looking for your opinion on this 37? Double bar

[Porkchop & Applesauce]

Nice bike.
Looks like the front forks may have been swapped, (but I probably would not worry too much about looking for an original).

I thought the forks where wrong too! How ever they do have the same original color under the blue that the frame has. Also noticed a few other fastbacks that appear to be original with this style fork. May be the lesser models that aren’t the house main brands got these forks?

 

[Porkchop & Applesauce]

The headtubes on these look almost vertical. Even a Paramount Racer has more angle than that.

Definitely is! Makes it feel very twitchy. That’s one of the reasons I was thinking about using one of the oddball style springers on the front. Definitely improves the stability feeling. My sons 1934 Snyder was the same way until I made the leaf spring front end. Moving the front wheel forward made a drastic improvement!

 

[catfish]

These frames make great riders.

 

[fordmike65]

Definitely is! Makes it feel very twitchy. That’s one of the reasons I was thinking about using one of the oddball style springers on the front. Definitely improves the stability feeling. My sons 1934 Snyder was the same way until I made the leaf spring front end. Moving the front wheel forward made a drastic improvement!

Sure that frame isn't bent? It almost looks like a replacement Wald fork.

 

[birdzgarage]

mine rides like a modern bike.heavily modified of course.look familiar @rustjunkie?

 

[jesus]

I like the fat tire ideal!

 

[rustjunkie]

View attachment 1768666 mine rides like a modern bike.heavily modified of course.look familiar @rustjunkie?

...think so...?
was this one that needed some repairs?
there were so many of these bikes at the house I don't quite remember! 😅

 

[birdzgarage]

No that was the green 40 Hawthorne frame,fork and some other parts I got from you 4 or 5 years ago.it was nice and straight.all the brass is mr tick bicycle products having his way with it

 

[Porkchop & Applesauce]

Sure that frame isn't bent? It almost looks like a replacement Wald fork.

It doesn’t appear to be bent how ever the frame has had that weld repaired as for the forks they look to be original. A complete tear down and inspect will be the answer. Thank you for your input!

 

[Porkchop & Applesauce]

The headtubes on these look almost vertical. Even a Paramount Racer has more angle than that.

Hi GT!
I was looking at an early post war Schwinn dx frame this morning with Jesus. To get an idea of how different the head tube angle on this 37 is from the Schwinn head tube angle I hooked them together at there rear drop outs with the rear wheel axle. Not only is the Schwinn shorter but the head tube angle is much different.