Who builds the best ballon bicycles

[Kickstand3]

And why do you believe that ?


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[bike]

Pre-war Schwinn manufacturing quality is the highest even though I'm not a Schwinn fan

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[Freqman1]

"Builds" would be current tense and the answer is no one. Who 'built' the best balloon tire bikes--Schwinn, CWC, Monark, Westfield, Colson, Iver Johnson, Snyder, Huffman, Shelby, and others before WWII. Why do I believe that? Because after 80 years I'm still riding them! V/r Shawn

 

[Kickstand3]

Iv cracked open a few pre war bikes in my life time . I like how Colson Bicycles have holes in the frame where parts like tanks and Guards fit like a glove


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[bike]

It depends if you're talking about build quality or coolness I guess for me

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[barneyguey]

Schwinn, because they're the ones that had a lifetime warranty. Barry

Did any of the others have a lifetime warranty?

Prewar Schwinn bikes were the first mountain bikes. Not only did they have a strong frame, the lower bracket had nice clearance for going over rocks etc.

 

[cyclingday]

They, pretty much all did.
For a time.

 

[scooter_trasher]

"Builds" would be current tense and the answer is no one. Who 'built' the best balloon tire bikes--Schwinn, CWC, Monark, Westfield, Colson, Iver Johnson, Snyder, Huffman, Shelby, and others before WWII. Why do I believe that? Because after 80 years I'm still riding them! V/r Shawn

Worksman makes them in USA without tanks around $600, Aero-Fast makes them in USA with tank, closer to a grand, ( they both market direct),you can buy an import from any bike shop, if you buy at a discount store you'll need to grease the bearings.

 

[Freqman1]

My money goes towards vintage--new stuff does nothing for me. V/r Shawn

 

[scooter_trasher]

My money goes towards vintage--new stuff does nothing for me. V/r Shawn

Mine goes toward vintage also, as far as quality goes , my prewar bikes aren't built any heaver or better than my 60s or 70s bikes, without the extra 5 lbs for tank & springer weight figured in, they all come in at 40lbs wether a prewar ballooner, 60s middleweight or a 70s, 26" diamond frame Schwinn, the one exception is my daughter's BMA era Rollfast twin top bar cantilever middle weight, which weights in at around 36 lbs with fenders and I would put my late model Worksman with hand brazed, lugged frame & Nexus three speed coaster brake against any of them in build quality.