what bicycle is this?
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Jpromo said:
Could be, but it also looks like the '37ish CWC frame, with the closely spaced top bars. The chainguard is either Shelby or aftermarket, and the chainring, Dayton/Huffman.-Adam
davy B said:
Colson, CWC, Dayton/Huffman, Schwinn, and Shelby all made frames like that between 1936-42. It's generally known as a "parallel bar roadster frame". -Adam
There are enough details available in the photo to pin this bike down as having a 1936-1937 Cleveland Welding built Double-Bar Roadster frame. Changes made to that frame during late 1937 show the bike to be pre 1938. The serial number could pin down the date a bit more closely.
From what I can see there is nothing else on the bike that is likely original to that frame. The fork looks to be CWC but the light strut marks that as 1940+. The other parts (with the possible exception of the #3 Wald stem and the bars) are a mix of parts from other bikes and generally newer than the date of the frame. That said, it has developed a very unifying patina and nothing on the bike is way out of period or character for a prewar model.
From what I can see there is nothing else on the bike that is likely original to that frame. The fork looks to be CWC but the light strut marks that as 1940+. The other parts (with the possible exception of the #3 Wald stem and the bars) are a mix of parts from other bikes and generally newer than the date of the frame. That said, it has developed a very unifying patina and nothing on the bike is way out of period or character for a prewar model.
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