Old clown bike.
This beast showed up in a recent bike drive by a Rotary Club. It's labeled "Built by D. Adams ....Minneapolis Minn." We think it's a clown bike, but pretty old. I haven't found a match with a google image search.
Any wild guesses about value? Know of a museum that might want it? Any history on the maker? Thanks in advance for your comments. fred https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...123ea299a.jpeg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...f859f6ce3.jpeg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...afd0c141b.jpeg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...c4dfefbd0.jpeg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...2b680ada1.jpeg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...24eec2a3e.jpeg |
While I know absolutely nothing about clown bikes...methinks this may be more of an exhibition, or circus bike. The reinforced seat suggests that more than one person might be on the bike at a time. The address 2946 Nicollet Avenue was the site of a stucco house built in 2015, then used as a photo developement shop in the thirties. Now it is an empty lot next to the below grade railroad. I suspect it was demolished for the rail route, but just guessing.
Here's a pic of a circus act with their bike. Note the matching construction details where the tubes (pipe?) were joined, and the front fork and handlebar similarities: https://i.imgur.com/l5cBuZx.jpeg |
The external pegs on the axles may indicate standing points, though they are very small. The vertical head tube angle may indicate a desire for the handlebars to stay perfectly level when turned (for standing or inverted acrobatics?). Zero fork trail may have been intentional, or simply a result of the above. I wonder if a fixed gear, or freewheeling hub.
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Originally Posted by thinktubes
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Contact a museum in Minneapolis , to see if they have any info.
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Fixed gear trick riding was some what big at one time but is now pretty much a lost art form.
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Originally Posted by zukahn1
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Fixed gear trick riding was some what big at one time but is now pretty much a lost art form.
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Originally Posted by SurferRosa
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A real clown would laugh hysterically and give you a pie in the face for it. And that's if he's good! The evil kind would ... not be as generous. So I suggest selling to some other profession.
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Originally Posted by zukahn1
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Fixed gear trick riding was some what big at one time but is now pretty much a lost art form.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brea...ummer_Olympics Not knocking it, but with the limited venues and bandwith for events, bicycle acrobatics would peak my interest. But yes, breakdancing has wider appeal for young folks, which is why they put it in the events. |
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