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Show your Davis built bicycles

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HD Arch bar from a friends private collection
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Found this thread and thought I would post what I have...I believe this is a legit Davis build Chief but am looking for confirmation. Any input is welcome as I don't know much about this era. I believe I have all the parts with the exception of the wheel set. In looking at pictures, the pullback on the bars seems too short so I don't think they are original. Pedals look era correct with reproduced blocks. Let me know what you think. Thanks.
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Thanks for the pics, I like em! Nice project bike. I’m a newbie on here myself with not much knowledge or expertise.....still in the learning stage! I wish I could give you some good answers. All I can say is ask questions of many experts on here, and do lots of research which I’ve been doing alot of lately. Good luck! Mike W.
 
Found this thread and thought I would post what I have...I believe this is a legit Davis build Chief but am looking for confirmation. Any input is welcome as I don't know much about this era. I believe I have all the parts with the exception of the wheel set. In looking at pictures, the pullback on the bars seems too short so I don't think they are original. Pedals look era correct with reproduced blocks. Let me know what you think. Thanks.
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Hey Patric, @hoofhearted did you see this?
 
I believe this is a legit Davis build Chief but am looking for confirmation. Any input is welcome. Let me know what you think. Thanks.
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Looks like an Excelsior Michigan City chain ring sprocket for Sears Elgin bicycles; not sure if that crank will fit the Davis Sears Chief chain ring sprocket, based on the drive pin offset.
(Not sure if the crank is an Excelsior tho).
 
The serial number on the bottom is a very good tell....the forks help a lot if any of the frames have them....a Dayton frame should have a lot of lug construction. Also Dayton’s have a big bottle cap hole on the head tube...not screw holes.
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Photo credit: hoofhearted.
 
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