Unknown Bicycle Made in USA

[laserjuice]

Hello, new member to your forum here. Thank you for having me and thank you for this amazing resource for bicycle lovers! I have found this older bike with no head badge etc. I have contacted a few locals that are into old bikes but I cannot seem to ID it and I was told to try here. Bike has a serial # on bottom of BB shell B06891 with a lone '3' off to the side. Rear hub is New Departure model D. Crank is the schwinn looking heart pattern and is skip tooth. Tire size was 26 inch. Looks similar to some Colson bikes but I am not sure. I have attached photos for reference. Thanks, Eric

 

[WillWork4Parts]

Looks like CWC drop stand ears on the frame and a lady's seat and lady's colson sprocket. Looks like the brake arm is from the 50s, I think it's safe to say the bike is pierced together.

Pieced together friggin autocorrect! Lol

 

[GTs58]

Looks like CWC drop stand ears on the frame and a lady's seat and lady's colson sprocket. Looks like the brake arm is from the 50s, I think it's safe to say the bike is pierced together.

Very safe to say.

 

[Freqman1]

1937

 

[GTs58]

Welcome to the Cabe @laserjuice

Here's a thread dedicated to the double bar roadsters.

Double Bar Roadsters, it’s all about DBRs here. | Classic Balloon Tire Bicycles 1933-1965

This is a thread on anything Double Bar Roadsters, discussions on any manufacturers that made these distinct frame design and differences. During the Cyclone Coaster swap and DBR featured ride, I thought let’s take pictures of the DBRs that were there, maybe in addition a picture of their bikes...

thecabe.com

 

[soddruntlestuntle]

Pieced together or not, I wouldn’t kick it out of my garage. Love DBRs.

 

[laserjuice]

Thanks for the information guys. It came with a blown out side wall on the front tire. Someone had added tubeless sealant to the tubes and then must have aggressively inflated it until the sidewall let go. So I slapped on some modern CST 26x 2 on a budget. The nice thing is the logos are small and only show on the non drive side. A compromise for sure but it got it rolling. I've ridden it a mile or so but the hub isn't braking much at all. I've soaked it with thin oil and it started to engage but doesn't stop the wheel. I have some literature on cleaning out the old Model D hub but I haven't tried yet and I do feel a tad intimidated to proceed.

 

[laserjuice]

Here is another old find from this week:

 

[WillWork4Parts]

Thanks for the information guys. It came with a blown out side wall on the front tire. Someone had added tubeless sealant to the tubes and then must have aggressively inflated it until the sidewall let go. So I slapped on some modern CST 26x 2 on a budget. The nice thing is the logos are small and only show on the non drive side. A compromise for sure but it got it rolling. I've ridden it a mile or so but the hub isn't braking much at all. I've soaked it with thin oil and it started to engage but doesn't stop the wheel. I have some literature on cleaning out the old Model D hub but I haven't tried yet and I do feel a tad intimidated to proceed.

The New Departure hub isn't hard to work on. It's just tedious cleaning all of the discs, takes a little patience layering the discs and aligning them to go back in the hub. It's well worth the time though. Remember, grease the bearings and oil everything else.

 

[Freqman1]

Here is another old find from this week:

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This is a piece of yard art and is not a real Ordinary.