>> '35 Columbia Superb - Sat Sept 12 UPDATE<<

[yeshoney]

Re: >> '22 Columbia Superb - Takes Shape<<

Never thought of that. I know they had scrap metal drives to support the war effort. i wonder how many people were actually willing to give up an old bike with the gas rationing going on? Seems it should have been cheaper to get a couple of tires and tubes. Gonna talk to the elders and find out what they remember.

Thanks for the good point.

joe

Q. How many 20's and 30's bicycles were collected in WW2 scrap drives?

A.Way too many.

 

[yeshoney]

I had to loudly applaud my LBS mechanic. He is a rat rodder/Chopper builder/All aorund good guy. i brought him the fork from this bike which had apparently hit a wall hard enough to set the legs back about an inch and sideways about 1/2 and inch along with a nic bend in the headtube. An hour of effort and the RIGHT tools later and i think the result is perfect. You could never tell it had been bent. 3 hours of cleaning and sanding and scrubbubbing and cleaning and truing and the front wheel spins forever. Neck was lightly polished, ot os a Torrington model that is made of aluminum. Badge was cleaned and I will fill in the letters with flat black enamel. Upon inspecting the bottom of the fork while cleaning it I noticed that it was stamped B-5. Phil correct me if I am wrong but I believe that this means it was built February 1935.

 

[Boardtrack fan]

Very cool bike. Looking forward to seeing it finished.

 

[Unchained]

That's looking beautiful. The aluminum pieces really make this thing just too cool.