new find.....pope mfg comet truss frame bike.....i need new wheels......

[fordsnake]

Check out http://oldbike.wordpress.com there's great info on early Columbia's

 

[indianfaze]

thanks fordsnake.......ill check it now......

 

[fordsnake]

Initially at first glance I thought your bike was the well familiar Iver Johnson truss bridge frame...I just stumbled across another truss frame www.nostalgic.net/pictures/bicycle311/1202.htm...I didn’t know the truss's was that popluar? Pretty cool!

 

[rustyspoke66]

Very cool site. Lots of Euro stuff.

 

[indianfaze]

that site is heavy!!!

 

[dave the wave]

first i would take those handlebars off and save them for a motobike of the same period.you can refer to nostalgic.net for the correct set of bars.the age period of the bike would be 1914-1920 circa.look at nostalgic.net for pre 1920 reference photos.and you will see motobikes.

 

[indianfaze]

dave the wave, i know what bars you are talking about. it might make it period correct but i like the looks of these motobike ones on this bike. the ones that come up a bit higher and then back a bit dont really do it for me....if i see cheap pair of the period correct ones i might get them and see what they look like on this bike. thanks for the input. that nostalgic.net site is incredible...

 

[Nate]

Wow, I think I have that same frame, but it had a Miami headbadge (that the previous owner kept). Only difference I can see is my frame doesnt have rear dropout tensioner screws. Nice nike!