My 1946 Continental...

[HARPO]

This hasn't seen the light of day in years. It's the one I bought back in 2018 and did a Post on it. Anyway, I figured it might be nice to take it for a quick spin. Still rides nice...but don't go to far on the saddle!

First photo is as I bought it...

 

[juvela]

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hast thee been able to make out any writing on the roundish transfer at the base of the down tube?


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sprechening o' tings wheech ha' been a-snoozin'...

has thee yet touched the Alvah Roebuck Riva-Sport?


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[HARPO]

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hast thee been able to make out any writing on the roundish transfer at the base of the down tube?


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sprechening o' tings wheech ha' been a-snoozin'...

has thee yet touched the Alvah Roebuck Riva-Sport?


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Transfer is basically blank at this point.

Which other bike are you referring to?

 

[HARPO]

@Goldenrod Do you still have yours?

 

[GTs58]

You could just cut a piece of Shag carpet and wrap that seat with it for riding. Multi-color Blue and Light Gray would look awesome!

 

[HARPO]

You could just cut a piece of Shag carpet and wrap that seat with it for riding. Multi-color Blue and Light Gray would look awesome!

I'll hold out until I can either find a decent correct saddle or a "non-shag" alternative, lol!

 

[SirMike1983]

Keep an eye on the brazed joint where the seat stays join the seat tube. On some of these frames, the brazing there will start to crack and separate if a taller rider with a high seat post is riding the bike. I've seen about a half-dozen post-war Continental frames where that happened. I've seen it only once on a New World frame. I think, for whatever reason, the post-war Continental frames can be prone to that joint cracking with a taller or heavier rider on a high seat post. It not something that's unfixable, but you don't want a crack starting in and going unnoticed.

 

[juvela]

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Transfer is basically blank at this point.

Which other bike are you referring to?

Post War(?) Sears "Made In France"...Well, Sold Through Sears...



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[Oilit]

I'll hold out until I can either find a decent correct saddle or a "non-shag" alternative, lol!

I'm guessing somebody who works in upholstery could recover it, if there's anybody local. I like the dealer decal on that one!

 

[juvela]

I'm guessing somebody who works in upholstery could recover it, if there's anybody local. I like the dealer decal on that one!

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yes, t'is been a good fortnight or three since cycle purveyors included perambulators in their business names...

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