Racycle Tri-Spring Fork

[GiovanniLiCalsi]

I stand corrected.
I'm learning a lot here.
I always thought it was an Iver Johnson fork, as well.
Here is an Iver Johnson fork. Does anyone have a photo of this fork.
I would like to make this fork.

 

[fordsnake]

I'm learning a lot here. I always thought it was an Iver Johnson fork, as well.

Yeah, you and I both...it looks like there are some unique differences?

 

[fordsnake]

Did you see the one on the bay a week or two ago?

See post #197, http://thecabe.com/vbulletin/showthr...ng-IJ-bicycles I'm sure it was the one that was recently on eBay?

 

[bricycle]

See post #197, http://thecabe.com/vbulletin/showthr...ng-IJ-bicycles I'm sure it was the one that was recently on eBay?

Yup, that's it... wow 5 weeks ago? seems like yesterday.

 

[GiovanniLiCalsi]

The link doesn't work for me. It goes to a page that reads does not exist.

 

[GiovanniLiCalsi]

Looks like Iver Johnson offered more than just Miami Bicycle Company's Musselman coaster brakes.
Could it be that they gave up making their spring fork for the less complicated Miami Bicycle Co.Spring fork?
Or could it be that they were infringing on their patent?

 

[Gary Mc]

Fork in Post #9........

was also used by Iver Johnson.

 

[chitown]

Looks like Iver Johnson offered more than just Miami Bicycle Company's Musselman coaster brakes.
Could it be that they gave up making their spring fork for the less complicated Miami Bicycle Co.Spring fork?
Or could it be that they were infringing on their patent?

Which patent? Pierce had a leaf spring design in 1898:

Here is a later version.

 

[GiovanniLiCalsi]

It's a mystery to me.
Will the real inventor of the spring fork please stand up?

 

[Wcben]

Thanks Giovanni!

Has anyone else seen another fork similar to mine, (#7)....I've asked before both here and on the WM... no one has said that they have....it's definitely Racycle because the crown matches the older Racycle single leaf forks like the one on Blue's Pacemaker seen here:..

Mine is definitely different though.....she's a 1903....