Interesting bike parts at local auction.
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Interesting bike parts at local auction.
Hello, I thought some of you would get a kick out of this upcoming auction item. The auctions description list them as, “(2) ice cream peddler bicycle frames (minus front ends & boxes).”
Is it just me, or do they look like they were made out of plumbing fixtures?
I might be able to make it to the auction. It I do, I’ll let you know what they end up going for. I might even try to buy them just for the conversational value.
Is it just me, or do they look like they were made out of plumbing fixtures?
I might be able to make it to the auction. It I do, I’ll let you know what they end up going for. I might even try to buy them just for the conversational value.
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Perhaps not worth anything as far as bicycles go… But these strangely intrigue me… I see them as a form of ‘folk art’, and I can picture them hanging on the wall of my garage.
But I see now that this auction is the same day as the local police auction, which usually has over a hundred bicycles that sell for just a few dollars a piece. And I need some parts for a couple of projects… So I will have to choose which auction to attend.
But I see now that this auction is the same day as the local police auction, which usually has over a hundred bicycles that sell for just a few dollars a piece. And I need some parts for a couple of projects… So I will have to choose which auction to attend.
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Yeah, I'm glad they're not in my area. I'm intrigued by them too, and would probably buy one of them just for the conversational value. I don't know if these are rare but I've never seen anything like it and they are interesting. I wonder if they were home made.
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I would say they are homemade, or maybe shop-made, not a commercial item. On the ice-cream type bikes, you need some weight for stability. Husky sells their 3-wheeler, and recommends a minimum of 150 lbs in the box portion to ride. Worksman's 3-wheeler probably weighs 100 lbs. So using plumbing pipe is not a bad thing from the weight standpoint.
One thing I'd be curious about is that the regular Ashtabula cranks aren't all that wide, and the tires are. So when you put a 2.125" wide tire between those two pipes, it's likely to be a tight fit between the rotating ends of the cranks.
One of the oddball items on Worksman trike is that front yoke, which is not a normal bicycle or automotive part. I'd be curious how they worked that on these, as well.
One thing I'd be curious about is that the regular Ashtabula cranks aren't all that wide, and the tires are. So when you put a 2.125" wide tire between those two pipes, it's likely to be a tight fit between the rotating ends of the cranks.
One of the oddball items on Worksman trike is that front yoke, which is not a normal bicycle or automotive part. I'd be curious how they worked that on these, as well.
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