What the??? Bicycle Anomalies...Let's see them!

[CWCMAN]

You gonna post your new find up?

Mike,
I am aware of Mark's bent tank which also has an "A" serial which make it produced in 1936 based on the CWC production date chart.

I have a three digit serial number on my frame. Not sure of the digits on Mark's bike.

 

[fordmike65]

Mike,
I am aware of Mark's bent tank which also has an "A" serial which make it produced in 1936 based on the CWC production date chart.

I have a three digit serial number on my frame. Not sure of the digits on Mark's bike.

Yeah, he mentioned you guys have spoken about it. Was hoping Mark would post up pics of his new find.

 

[mrg]

 

[fordmike65]

I guess it's time to bump this puppy up! Any more weird original bikes pop up recently? I picked up a 37 Colson straightbar which looks to be a tankless model...but also sported a waterfall badge! No signs that it ever had a tank or a standard headbadge. No evidence that holes were filled in.

 

[bikewhorder]

Okay so maybe this isn't an anomaly but I have this Columbia hanging tank but it doesn't actually hang, it mounts to the down tube.

 

[charnleybob]

This shows up in the 1941 Sear's S/S catalog and then is gone.

 

[fordmike65]

This shows up in the 1941 Sear's S/S catalog and then is gone.

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[piercer_99]

This shows up in the 1941 Sear's S/S catalog and then is gone.

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sweet.

 

[fordmike65]

Mead badged '36 Colson. Not sure if the '38-on crankset is original, or a put together bike from old parts, then sold to Mead as we've seen other manufacturers do in the past.

No other badge holes.

 

[fordmike65]

Another odd Colson...a 37 straightbar. Black with orange darts...and '36 crescent fenders instead of peaked. Pretty weird in my book.