Prewar Hawthorne Montgomery Ward 26 inch Mens Bicycle (pre '34?)

[Cory]

ok, I have a question that I have never had a decent answer to.
why would you guys buy parts off of a decent original bike when for a few hundred dollars you could have the whole thing? why destroy this one only to further a multicolor mutt?
the price seems fair, just buy it and be done with it, part the crap you're working on now instead.

Hi Scott, is that a original chainguard. I thought it was more of a aftermarket guard but you would know better than me. That was the only reason I asked. I always appreciate your modest opinions, lol.

 

[TIMBER RIDGE KUSTOMS]

Ill get a pic of the head badge tonight. I was wondering why there was so much room between the fenders and tires...but they look to be original tires...or at least super old ones. Think it is a 28" instead of a 26"?

 

[TIMBER RIDGE KUSTOMS]

Headbadge pic.....

 

[TIMBER RIDGE KUSTOMS]

Here is a pic of a head badge just like mine has...any ideas if its a 28" or 26"?

 

[mre straightbar]

Triple crown forks were 26". Makes this one of the first "balloon" tire bikes! Can I get a photo of the headbadge?
Thanks!

ive had a pair that was 28"

 

[Gsbecker]

Should be a 26" with that fork. Not the correct head badge. That one id from a bike from the 50's.

 

[TIMBER RIDGE KUSTOMS]

Should be a 26" with that fork. Not the correct head badge. That one id from a bike from the 50's.

Hmmm...I better wait to get home and see if Im mistaken then LOL. I thought that was the same one...

 

[Tikibar]

A bicycle this old has survived the Great Depression and WWII. People back then knew the value of what they had and replaced or fixed parts to keep their bikes rolling. Nothing wrong with that imho.

 

[OldSkipTooth]

If this bike is still available I am interested! Thanks, Gregory

 

[vincev]

ok, I have a question that I have never had a decent answer to.
why would you guys buy parts off of a decent original bike when for a few hundred dollars you could have the whole thing? why destroy this one only to further a multicolor mutt?
the price seems fair, just buy it and be done with it, part the crap you're working on now instead.

Thank you ! It is silly to buy a perfectly good one to rip it apart to fix some pieced together one.lol Buy the good one and sell the pieced one.