chip

Here Is a pic of my dad riding a old single speed bicycle many years ago
note the two top tubes...I have never seen a bicycle like that at any garage sales
has anyone else see a bicycle like this?

chip

note also the above bicycle was stolen and never resurfaced for 20yrs

cavit8

Could well be a Morley

Check out the three last images in the first row in this set https://www.fixedgeargallery.com/morley/

Some mexican made Benottos have them as well
https://www.benotto.com.mx/Principal/principal.html Look a the R28 model

commander_taco

A whole bunch of bicycles sold in India, China etc. have these fork reinforcements. Out there folks carry heavy stuff dangling from the handlebar. It is more like a add on / aftermarket stuff that can be retrofitted to commute bikes.

Thylacine

Kona, IndyFab and Rock Lobster have all done singlespeeds like that at some stage. Obviously, that pic is juuusssst a little before their time *heh*

chip

Thanks for all the help now I know It's a Morley

chip

I sure liked the Morley catalog,I showed my dad the pics and catalog
and showed him It's one out of about three bikes like that ...that Morley manufactured
they all look similar hard to know exactly which one It was?

schwinnbikelove

I wouldn't be so sure it's a Morley unless your dad remembers that name. A good portion of the bicycles made, say, before 1940 look similar to that.

chip

No he doesn't remember the name he was just using someone elses bike at that time

shecky

It'd be difficult to know the make from such a photo. That was a very common design prior to about 1930. More old catalogs can be found here:
https://www.nostalgic.net/