Pierce Bicycle Mega Thread + Serial Numbers

[37ccmflyte]

Its rough! I'll post some pics tomorrow. Really more of a parts bike. V/r Shawn

I could be looking for some '02 Pierce parts so I am interested in seeing the pictures.

 

[Freqman1]

So here is the rough piece I picked up a couple of days ago. About the only thing correct here is the frame, chain, and crankset. The bars, stem, headset, fork, hubs/wheels, and fenders are all teens or '30s. The rear hub is a teens Eclipse and not sure about the front (possibly original?). Top tube has numerous dings but solid and no serious stuff. No badge. The rear supension works but I have a feeling the spring is broke because there is slop when you lift the bike up. It does have a great block chain though. Personally I think this would be good if someone had a regular frame project with all the correct stuff and wanted to make a cushion frame model. It will be at Charlotte next Saturday. V/r Shawn

 

[gben]

It does not surprise me when people disagree about the dating of Pierce bicycles because there is almost no good information out there on doing it. All anyone has to do is go back through the pages of this thread to see that most people either have dated their bikes to a year they simply want them to be from, they have no good documentation, just whatever hearsay or poor information they find on the internet with a google search etc.. Call your Pierce bikes whatever year you want to, because anyone disagreeing with you is probably not going to have any documentation, and is not going to know any more about it than you do.

 

[37ccmflyte]

What years did they have the badge on the rear shock and what years in had the words cut into the nickel cover??

 

[GiovanniLiCalsi]

Looks like 1902

 

[Blue Streak]

Here are some more stolen Pierce serial numbers from 1895-1905 US newspapers. Found quite a few listed as stolen but only these were from ads that stated the model year. All other ads listed serial numbers and sometimes descriptive information but not a model year.

1895 7,453 Pierce - Model 1

1897 24,352 Pierce - Maroon

1897 34,352 Pierce

1898 46,957 Pierce - 22” Carmine color

1900 69,427 Pierce

1900 74,987 Pierce - Chainless, black

1903 101,192 Pierce - Racer

1905 119,___ Pierce

 

[JO BO]

Pierce Deluxe. Serial number 371321. I’m. Not sure where that puts it in dating.

 

[Trimacar]

I realize this is the end of a long thread, I just acquired a shaft drive frame with mechanism complete up to the rear gears. I may just keep as is, but if I could find some parts that would be fun too. If anyone has front and rear wheels (rear wheel would have shaft for gear), front fork, seat, handlebars, pedals....anything for sale and appropriate for a 1900-1905 bike, please let me know. Thanks David Coco Winchester Va pm or [email protected]

 

[piercer_99]

I realize this is the end of a long thread, I just acquired a shaft drive frame with mechanism complete up to the rear gears. I may just keep as is, but if I could find some parts that would be fun too. If anyone has front and rear wheels (rear wheel would have shaft for gear), front fork, seat, handlebars, pedals....anything for sale and appropriate for a 1900-1905 bike, please let me know. Thanks David Coco Winchester Va pm or [email protected]

@Jesse McCauley ?

 

[Trimacar]

I guess I was thinking it was implied it is a Pierce, so to add to this, it's a Pierce Chainless......