The "other" classics
10-14-09 | 06:54 PM
#2
Bianchi Goddess
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 28,888
Likes: 4,132
From: Shady Pines Retirement Fort Wayne, In
Bikes: Too many to list here check my signature.
nice looking bicycle. they are quite collectable but most people on here are more into multispeeds I think
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“One morning you wake up, the girl is gone, the bikes are gone, all that's left behind is a pair of old tires and a tube of tubular glue, all squeezed out"
Sugar "Kane" Kowalczyk
10-15-09 | 11:06 AM
#3
Elitest Murray Owner
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 2,657
Likes: 3
Bikes: 1972 Columbia Tourist Expert III, Columbia Roadster
I wish I had some photos, but I have had a 40s Hawthorne ballooner, and I did have a 1964 Columbia middleweight bike. Although the Hawthorne was a very nice bike it was a bit like pedaling a bowl of noodles through jello. The Columbia was actually quite a nice ride, except that as with most cantilever frames you have keep the seat height kind of low, so it's only comfortable for very short trips.
10-15-09 | 02:26 PM
#4
Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 5,630
Likes: 18
From: Rhode Island (an obscure suburb of Connecticut)
Bikes: one of each
I don't collect them. They collect me. All I really want is a nice 531 Raleigh but every yard sale I stop at has some dumb old $20 cruiser. I must have a half a dozen in the basement.
This is my fave. It is (was) a 1950 Schwinn. Alloy wheels, more realistic gear ratio (why were they all so high geared?) and canti front brakes;
This is a 61 Columbia that I swapped a Schwinn for. I'll flip it this spring;
Here's a 50s Monarch that I flipped last summer. Loads of style. Silly gear ratio for a hill town.
This one isn't mine but I like it a lot;
This is my fave. It is (was) a 1950 Schwinn. Alloy wheels, more realistic gear ratio (why were they all so high geared?) and canti front brakes;
This is a 61 Columbia that I swapped a Schwinn for. I'll flip it this spring;
Here's a 50s Monarch that I flipped last summer. Loads of style. Silly gear ratio for a hill town.
This one isn't mine but I like it a lot;
10-15-09 | 02:28 PM
#5
Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 5,630
Likes: 18
From: Rhode Island (an obscure suburb of Connecticut)
Bikes: one of each
Oh, I've said it before but it bears repeating. Try www.thecabe.com for more info and www.ratrodbikes.com for some good ideas and an enthusiastic crowd.
10-15-09 | 06:50 PM
#6
Thread Starter
Senior Member
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 607
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From: Crown Point,Indiana
I've been to the cabe and have seen other bf members there.The cabe is not nearly as active as BF. I just like seeing some of the hard pedaling fat tire bikes that some of us grew up on. Pics are always the best.
10-15-09 | 07:03 PM
#7
Senior Member
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 2,067
Likes: 73
From: USA
Bikes: 84 Pinarello Trevisio, 86 Guerciotti SLX, 96 Specialized Stumpjumper, 2010 Surly Cross Check, 88 Centurion Prestige, 73 Raleigh Sports, GT Force, Bridgestone MB4
I have a Hawthorne two speed from childhood, twin top tube, curved frame, real nice. It is up for a re-do at some point. However, it is not a balloon tire. It has a Sturmy Archer and steel rims. I will rebuild it this time with new alloy rims, 26 1&3/8 (which are the size it was built for).
Last edited by Loose Chain; 10-15-09 at 07:15 PM.
