Wards Hawthorne. Baloon Tire Guys, Help
04-06-07, 03:33 PM
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Wards Hawthorne. Baloon Tire Guys, Help
I'm clueless about baloon tire stuff but this aluminum Wards Hawthorne was given to me today and I'm pretty taken by its' lines.
It's very rough, fork and rear triangle are bent, but I would like to get it back on the road as a "bob job" type crusier. Maybe try to polish the tubes.
If anybody has experiance with these, especially in re-aligning the frame (I'm bit leary of trying to pull it cold as I think the aluminum tubes could snap?) I'd appreciate any advise.
Also if anybody could give me an approximate year or history on these that would be great. Thanks in advance.
It's very rough, fork and rear triangle are bent, but I would like to get it back on the road as a "bob job" type crusier. Maybe try to polish the tubes.
If anybody has experiance with these, especially in re-aligning the frame (I'm bit leary of trying to pull it cold as I think the aluminum tubes could snap?) I'd appreciate any advise.
Also if anybody could give me an approximate year or history on these that would be great. Thanks in advance.
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Originally Posted by schwinnderella
These were made by Monark in Chicago,Same as the silver kings.I believe this would be a prewar bike.
04-06-07, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Otis
I'm clueless about baloon tire stuff but this aluminum Wards Hawthorne was given to me today and I'm pretty taken by its' lines.
It's very rough, fork and rear triangle are bent, but I would like to get it back on the road as a "bob job" type crusier. Maybe try to polish the tubes.
If anybody has experiance with these, especially in re-aligning the frame (I'm bit leary of trying to pull it cold as I think the aluminum tubes could snap?) I'd appreciate any advise.
Also if anybody could give me an approximate year or history on these that would be great. Thanks in advance.
It's very rough, fork and rear triangle are bent, but I would like to get it back on the road as a "bob job" type crusier. Maybe try to polish the tubes.
If anybody has experiance with these, especially in re-aligning the frame (I'm bit leary of trying to pull it cold as I think the aluminum tubes could snap?) I'd appreciate any advise.
Also if anybody could give me an approximate year or history on these that would be great. Thanks in advance.
here are some pics of the Monark and a 26" bike frame that I was ratting out but never finished =(
Last edited by ilikebikes; 04-06-07 at 06:05 PM.
