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They were pretty famous here in the '80s as far as beach cruisers go. There are many garages/sheds with an old Worksman or two laying around unused. The nearby shipyards in Norfolk & Newport News used loads of them for years. Several of the frames I have come across have been shipyard bikes.

Mr. Sosin at Worksman tells me that they made less than 200 of these back in the '80s. Looking forward to building it in the spring to see if it works. There are no signs of it having a coaster brake so I am guessing one cannot be used. I am again searching for a rear drum brake WTC rim.

In fact, those (generic late '90s) tube forks are on this build I just completed and delivered Christmas Eve for a friend's 10 year old son (hence the reflector kit and small handlebars): I suspect the seat has come down some by now.

The Tange forks seem to have been very common right around 1980-83. Both my Worksmans back then had them, and I've seen several more lately from that time frame, even on two of my Emory's. I did come across some generic tube forks on a late 90s Worksman.

Nope. The best one can do is the fork steer tube. This fork tube has Akisu 85 stamped on it, which is in line with the owner telling me she won it in 1985. The serial number on the frame starts with WAK 56... W, which like all other WTC frame numbers, has no year reference. Blows my theory...

The lady I bought it from might be able to find the original seat for me, you just can't run a Lycra covered gel seat on a classic (although it is comfy). ...stay tuned, hope to be able to let the cat out of the bag soon!

Thanks! Just probably the seat, grips, & tires. I think this one needs whitewalls. Gonna probably display it in my shop, stay tuned.

Picked up a nice M2600 survivor today with the horizontal rear dropouts and Akisu fork: It has a stem I had not seen before, has "LU" stamped on the two top clamps: The only thing I found so far like it is this...

Picked up a one owner Worksman M2600. It was won as a prize in a contest at a local nightclub in 1985 and not used much. Has the horizontal rear dropouts that some of us have noticed.

I have not been a big fan of the all black look but I am liking this bike that I'm building for a friend's son's Christmas gift:

My guess is that the "M" in MDC stood for "Maui". I believe that is the bike used for years to bring tourists down the Haleakala Crater in Maui. You are on the brakes the whole way down.

Late '70s/early '80s INB: '90s M2600, Chrome in very poor shape:

Came across some interesting old marketing material: Back in the days of Carlisle tires, Tange forks, and Union pedals. Have pages for 3 Wheelers, Tandems, & folding bikes as well.

Scored this interesting one today, anyone know anything about it? It is pretty heavy, even by Worksman standards. I'm told it is a 3-speed.

Very nice pinstriped INB. I would love to see a close up of the headbadge decal.

The "No-Bar" Emory did not have a headbadge. When I was a kid, the cool older dudes would put Bud or Heineken bottle labels on their cruisers. I thought I would try it with my current favorite beer:

Nice commentary 808. I have seen a ridiculously tall Emory Giant on this board. I forget what it was called though, and it was the same design as the one above except the vertical tubes seemed unusually long. The "common" Emorys seem to be the bent bar frame w/ the wishbone seat stays, the...