OK, who collects early racing bikes?

[corbettclassics]

Model #49 Columbia

Sorry for the slow response to post, kccomet and corbettclassics. I've been out of state for family funerals. Here's the 1898 Columbia Model 49:

Thanks for the picture Alan…..sorry to hear about family.
Here's from the 1898 catalogue in case you haven't seen it..

Best,
Bill

 

[thehugheseum]

great bikes! is the goose on the columbia above correct for the bike? i thought they looked like that later but im by no means any kind of expert on anything.....love to learn though

 

[willswares1220]

corbettclassics,

What an interesting, private bicycle "space" with that beautiful arched window and the soft light filtering through!
I also like the old "painted pine boards paneling" that's put on those walls. Is that room in located in an old, historic house or building that you own?
The whole room makes for an interesting, display for your racing bikes!
I know someday I'll have that special room set up for my bikes, similar to that set up, instead of just piling most of them in a shed unseen.

 

[corbettclassics]

corbettclassics,

What an interesting, private bicycle "space" with that beautiful arched window and the soft light filtering through!
I also like the old "painted pine boards paneling" that's put on those walls. Is that room in located in an old, historic house or building that you own?
The whole room makes for an interesting, display for your racing bikes!
I know someday I'll have that special room set up for my bikes, similar to that set up, instead of just piling most of them in a shed unseen.

Hi Willewares,

Yes, my house is 1926, but this is the guest house up in the back. It's just a room I thought to put the bikes in. Again, there was maybe 15 or 20
bikes on the one side with the arched window. The other side had about 45 or so more bikes but all storage really. I cleaned it up a bit and got rid
of some things and this was a more recent picture of the other side. I need to dig out some stuff and reorganize the room to make it more of a musee
atmosphere someday. I miss my bikes!!! ( sold about 50 of them last yr and this…. )

I stood in the center of the room and pic to the left and pic to the right...

 

[willswares1220]

I guess that I'm going to have to look for a house someday with the guest house out in the back!!
Great use of that space. You have a fan club going!

 

[scrubbinrims]

Not me, I like things slow and low...that is the tempo.
Chris

 

[willswares1220]

"Different Strokes for different folks" like they say!!

Sometimes it's nice to be low key, especially if you're in a high crime area......

 

[redline1968]

Sorry pics gone.

 

[redline1968]

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[redline1968]

Racycle with Kelly bars same frame length as the Hudson. Original parts and paint.