1920's? steer from the rear tandom frame
08-03-10 | 02:33 PM
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1920's? steer from the rear tandom frame
Alas it is but a frame! 
but still a cool "about to be thrown in the trash" find! 
I was being shown around a buddys three story home (of which two floors are full of Schwinns! 
) when we came across the frame, he pulled it out of a closet and told me he's been meaning to toss it out! I asked him when he was going to toss it so I can be out front to collect it! 
He laughed and gave it to me on the spot! 
I'm figuring wallart as I doubt if I'll find the parts I need to rebuild her. My photo makin'contraption is a chargin' so I'll post pics in just a few minutes for anyone thats interested is seeing it.
but still a cool "about to be thrown in the trash" find! I was being shown around a buddys three story home (of which two floors are full of Schwinns! ) when we came across the frame, he pulled it out of a closet and told me he's been meaning to toss it out! I asked him when he was going to toss it so I can be out front to collect it! He laughed and gave it to me on the spot! I'm figuring wallart as I doubt if I'll find the parts I need to rebuild her. My photo makin'contraption is a chargin' so I'll post pics in just a few minutes for anyone thats interested is seeing it.
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08-03-10 | 03:20 PM
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From: My response would have been something along the lines of: "Does your bike have computer controlled suspension? Then shut your piehole, this baby is from the future!"
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Here are the pics. Cranks not orig.
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08-03-10 | 03:32 PM
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Very nice. I hate to see that fork bill if you have to have one made. But it should be very cool.
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08-03-10 | 03:48 PM
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I'm glad that one didn't go to the recycler.
It could be built as a front steerer, but you are right, it would be a world of trouble to restore. Is it as heavy as it looks? It is worthy wall art for sure.
It could be built as a front steerer, but you are right, it would be a world of trouble to restore. Is it as heavy as it looks? It is worthy wall art for sure.
08-03-10 | 03:51 PM
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From: My response would have been something along the lines of: "Does your bike have computer controlled suspension? Then shut your piehole, this baby is from the future!"
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I'm going to remove the crank, clean her up really well, maybe a bit of wax, and hang her up on a nice blank wall. 
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08-03-10 | 07:37 PM
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From: My response would have been something along the lines of: "Does your bike have computer controlled suspension? Then shut your piehole, this baby is from the future!"
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Really!? Sweet! Thanks for the info! Where would I begin a search for the fork?
Where would I begin a search for the fork?
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08-03-10 | 07:42 PM
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The rear steer is linked up to the front fork with a cog that sits on top of the Fork Crown
I looked at a complete frameset of one of these things at Trexlertown in May...it was just too much of a basket case for me to take on.
I looked at a complete frameset of one of these things at Trexlertown in May...it was just too much of a basket case for me to take on.
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08-03-10 | 08:03 PM
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From: My response would have been something along the lines of: "Does your bike have computer controlled suspension? Then shut your piehole, this baby is from the future!"
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10 inch headtube and the fork legs have to be at least 15 inches long, thats about the lenth of a 700c fork on a really tall road bike, but lets not forget the cog needed on the front fork!
I'd be better off finding an orig fork me thinks.
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08-03-10 | 08:14 PM
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From: My response would have been something along the lines of: "Does your bike have computer controlled suspension? Then shut your piehole, this baby is from the future!"
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all I can say is they work for me.
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You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
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08-03-10 | 08:32 PM
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Good point, it's possible that the example that I saw had a smaller head tube, but there may have been hack lurking in there.
08-03-10 | 09:05 PM
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From: My response would have been something along the lines of: "Does your bike have computer controlled suspension? Then shut your piehole, this baby is from the future!"
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funny you should mention "hack," a friend of mine just came by and told me that we could weld a fork together "no problem." I was like...no.
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You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
08-04-10 | 09:37 AM
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They're interesting bikes but a pain to restore. A complete one in riding shape is something interesting to see though. They do come up from time to time, but complete examples can be quite costly. You have a very challenging project there.
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08-04-10 | 07:44 PM
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From: My response would have been something along the lines of: "Does your bike have computer controlled suspension? Then shut your piehole, this baby is from the future!"
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I'm really not planning on restoring it, I wanted to hang it on a wall but the wife (as usual) is giving me hell about it. I posted it up on "the list," maybe I'll get a trade that I can actually ride! LOL!
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You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
08-04-10 | 08:37 PM
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You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
08-19-10 | 11:09 AM
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here is a similar bike on ebay
https://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-VICTOR-MALE...ht_3308wt_1138
it has some close-up pictures of the steering mechanism
https://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-VICTOR-MALE...ht_3308wt_1138
it has some close-up pictures of the steering mechanism
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