Nice looking bike
The grips aren't original no.
The rims may not be original either they are more like caliper brake rims. The rod brake rims we had over here were a different profile in cross section. Still a cool ride though
Welcome from another bit of the UK
be prepared to drool uncontrollably at the wonderful machines herein.
Lets have a look see at your Columbia (I've got a '49 Columbia) :D
As with most of my bikes they start with a silly idea... :o
At a car boot sale (english equivalent of a swap meet i guess) I saw a proper equestrian saddle for sale and thought... 'cool... I wonder what that'd be like on a bike?'
So i bought it (along with a whole load of leather fittings...
Well my 49 Columbia is about as finished as i can get so far except that all the nuts and bolts that hold the springer assembly were all missing :roll: Are they normal bolts or are they only partly threaded (to allow smooth movement on the pivots? ) The forks are currently out of alignment and a...
Thanks for the replies. to be honest thats what I thought it was when i first got it (a 1980's RX-5). However once I go to looking closely it appears to be a bit of a mish-mash of bits! The chainguard and rack are the repro ones. However the frame, and forks are original. The serial no (on the...