This bike started as a bare frame of a Raleigh Marathon I believe. I wanted to create a shaft drive bike like the old Columbia you see in the background, as I'm a little uneasy about riding a 111 year old bike. So I tried to make it resemble a safety bike of that late Victorian era. Gears came from a quad trasmission and it was quite alot of work to mate the gears, bearings, races and shaft while still allowing disassembly and adjustment. Frame was butchered to make way for the drivetrain, arched twin top tube added, bars are 90 year old track bars, forks and modified cranks are ??? Wheels are steel clad wood 28" with single tube tires. I changed the geometry a bit, lugs are coppered and patina. Its not quite finished yet, still looking for cork grips and the right seat.