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Just got her together and it rides beautifully. Gotta love the old iron! Specs: 1939 Gambles Hiawatha frame and fork Electra vintage diamond tread tires New Departure front low flange hub Bendix rear hub and brake Sweetheart skiptooth ring Dogleg Crank Wald pedals Wald bottom bracket set "Well...

Gang, I bought my prewar Hiawatha without a chain. I'm trying to determine the amount of links I need. I'm figuring 57-58, but does anyone know for sure?? Here's the subject bike: Thanks for the help!

Gang, Trying to determine the year of build and the original manufacturer of my Hiawatha. I don't believe that it's a CWC built, however it did come with CWC fenders (thanks ratina!), but they may have been put on earlier in life. Also, it doesn't have rear dropout lugs for a stand either...

Gang, I got these great fenders with a Gambles Hiawatha I just picked up, but I don't believe they are for this bike. The rear fender does not match up with the mounts in the frame, and I do not want to drill new holes in these fenders because they are in such good condition. It looks like they...

Gang, Sorry for a newbie question, but here it goes. I bought a late 30's/early 40's Gambles Hiawatha. I bought it without the chain, so I am now hunting for a skip tooth. I measured the front chainring and teeth are 1" apart so I believe I need a 1" spaced chain? (which from what I read is...

Hey Gang, Just picked up my first bike I'm going to tweak and thought I'd drop in. Basically into anything that was built during the industrial revolution to 1972. I've restored cars, trucks, even lawnmowers. So picking up a rat bike to cruise swapmeets was an inevitable choice. Picked up a mid...