Hiawatha balooner of unknown manufacture

[us56456712]

It’s coming along. I’m looking for a thrift store old big box mountain bike for a wheel donor. It’s done until I get wheels. It’s got a long head tube. I needed a fork with a 7.5 inch long fork tube. I had to weld on an extension on to the only one I had that was for balloon tires. I used a lot of existing parts from my stash. I think it’s from the 1970s. I don’t know who manufactured the frame. I found a number on one of the drops.

 

[user 35233]

"Hiawatha balooner of unknown manufacture" sounds like last weeks news in America. (Did they shoot it down?)

 

[Wildcat]

AMF made (Roadmaster), late 50's to the late 60's. The number will get the year. The seat post tightens like a handlebar stem, no collar on the frame.

 

[us56456712]

AMF made (Roadmaster), late 50's to the late 60's. The number will get the year. The seat post tightens like a handlebar stem, no collar on the frame.

That’s right about the seat post tightening like a stem. It’s too short so I got a long replacement post and modified it so a clamp works. The new long replacement posts are robust, not like the Wald units. Thanks.