Pierce Bicycle Mega Thread + Serial Numbers

[FreedomMachinist]

Riding such old machines is delicate, but I had to know who it feels to ride a TOC full-suspension
Therefor I serived the bearings, including the amazing pivot point bearing of the rear fork

 

[FreedomMachinist]

 

[FreedomMachinist]

This bike could not have been ridden much - the bearings were all in real great shape, but to actually get it back on the road I had to do something about the wheels, but I would never dare touching an original set.
So I ordered some replica rims from Ghisallo Italy and laced in NOS double swaged nickel spokes onto older nickel hubs and solder-tied the crossings.


The Cristy saddle is also too fragile to ride, so I replaced it with a period correct saddle which can stand a few miles riding without causing me headache.

Finding visual correct tires was kind of hard, although the gravel tires I tried first were too wide - so I changed to skinnier 1980s "Swallow" tires (last few pics.)

 

[FreedomMachinist]

ok, last photos...

 

[FreedomMachinist]

sorry for spamming this post with tree and bird photos ...
so, in reference to the thread title:
The serial# is 157 265 - should be a season 1903 I guess...

 

[lgrinnings]

Back in October, I was taking the scenic route home from helping my in-laws with some projects in Maine when I spotted the blue bike below at a yard sale and bought it. I've finally gotten some time to put a little work into it. With the exception of the chainring and cranks, drop stand and clip, one pedal, the tires, saddle, seat post, badge, grips, and truss rods, all parts remain original to the bike as I bought it. The wood wheels cleaned up nicely. And while originally overpainted, I'm amazed at the quality of the nickel plating and how well it's held up. Serial number is 607551.

 

[rustyjones]

Nice job Lester!

 

[piercer_99]

Back in October, I was taking the scenic route home from helping my in-laws with some projects in Maine when I spotted the blue bike below at a yard sale and bought it. I've finally gotten some time to put a little work into it. With the exception of the chainring and cranks, drop stand and clip, one pedal, the tires, saddle, seat post, badge, grips, and truss rods, all parts remain original to the bike as I bought it. The wood wheels cleaned up nicely. And while originally overpainted, I'm amazed at the quality of the nickel plating and how well it's held up. Serial number is 607551.

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damn son, this is sweet.

 

[Rustngrease]

1904 or after?

 

[Blue Streak]

1904 or after?

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I am thinking late 1907 or early 1908 based on serial number research to date:

Estimated Pierce Serial Number Range per Year

1895 8,000 (0-8,000)
1896 15,000 (8,001-23,000)
1897 15,000 (23,001-38,000)
1898 15,000 (38,001-53,000)
1899 15,000 (53,100-68,000)

1900 15,000 (68,001-83,000)
1901 7,000 (83,001-90,000)
1902 10,000 (90,001-100,000)
1903 10,000 (100,001-110,000)
1904 8,000 (110,001-118,000)
1905 5,000 (118,001-123,000)
1906 5,000 (123,001-128,000)
1907 7,000 (128,100-135,000)
1908 8,000 (135,001-143,000)
1909 7,000 (143,001-150,000)