ejlwheels
Wore out three sets of tires already!
Your frame is definitely not 1898.
Your fork might have been an 1898 fork whose clamping top has been cut short,
but now at least it is basically a 1899 fork.
Beyond that, it is difficult to say without seeing it up close.
It is likely not 1899, because the seat post clamp would then be a collet style using a 1" diameter post
rather the the pinch bolt yours appears have. (Could that hole have been drilled later?)
Below, 1899 only seat post collet clamp:
Does the seat post clamp bolt hole look clean and countersunk like this? Then the frame is probably 1900 or later.
Your drive side cover plate is 1900 or later, but the crank arm looks like 1899.
Here is 1898, sharp right angle with not much shoulder.
Here is 1899, flat cover plate, right angle bend with well-defined shoulder.
Here is 1900 and later (all interchangeable) softer angle and less defined shoulder. Cover plate is stepped, not flat.
From your pictures it seems that your frame and fork could be 1899 with a replaced 1900 or later cover plate (not sure if a 1900 or later plate will fit on a 1899)
or a 1900 (or later) frame with a replacement (1899) fork and possibly 1899 crank arms.
A 1900 frame should have 1 1/8" diameter tubes. I believe later frames have 1" diameter tubes.
Your fork might have been an 1898 fork whose clamping top has been cut short,
but now at least it is basically a 1899 fork.
Beyond that, it is difficult to say without seeing it up close.
It is likely not 1899, because the seat post clamp would then be a collet style using a 1" diameter post
rather the the pinch bolt yours appears have. (Could that hole have been drilled later?)
Below, 1899 only seat post collet clamp:
Does the seat post clamp bolt hole look clean and countersunk like this? Then the frame is probably 1900 or later.
Your drive side cover plate is 1900 or later, but the crank arm looks like 1899.
Here is 1898, sharp right angle with not much shoulder.
Here is 1899, flat cover plate, right angle bend with well-defined shoulder.
Here is 1900 and later (all interchangeable) softer angle and less defined shoulder. Cover plate is stepped, not flat.
From your pictures it seems that your frame and fork could be 1899 with a replaced 1900 or later cover plate (not sure if a 1900 or later plate will fit on a 1899)
or a 1900 (or later) frame with a replacement (1899) fork and possibly 1899 crank arms.
A 1900 frame should have 1 1/8" diameter tubes. I believe later frames have 1" diameter tubes.
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