Imagine my excitement when my dad comes home with what looks like a piece of yard art on the back of his restored Mack B-75. I come running over before it's even fully in the garage... only to find it's not so yard art at all. It's actually pretty nice looking at a closer distance. I hop up on the flatbed- looks English, or Canadian... maybe an old CCM. Then I look closer. It's a diamond frame, with rear facing dropouts, tensioners, notorious short headtube, beautiful new departure hubs, and sporting a tremendous sweetheart skiptooth crank. EA Light on the crusty crossbrace handlebars... wooden front rim, ridiculous long spring saddle, rain gutter fenders... yeah, my dad brought home a gem. Thanks dad!
He went over to my uncle's place to bring him some wood to saw up in the mill, at the old family home. My uncle had just refound an old trinket in the attic and brought my dad up for a look- a long forgotten bicycle of one of the family members that had lived there over half a century ago. "Take it, if Chris even wants it, just get it outta here." My dad knew it was something good, and took the military-green housepainted treasure back home with him.
I can't even believe the luck. It must have been up there for at least 50 years, and no one had even remembered it 'till now. I'd estimate it to be teens vintage, and we acquired the place in '23... hopefully my calls to my uncle and other family members can shed some light on this forgotten relic.
Pictures after dinner.
He went over to my uncle's place to bring him some wood to saw up in the mill, at the old family home. My uncle had just refound an old trinket in the attic and brought my dad up for a look- a long forgotten bicycle of one of the family members that had lived there over half a century ago. "Take it, if Chris even wants it, just get it outta here." My dad knew it was something good, and took the military-green housepainted treasure back home with him.
I can't even believe the luck. It must have been up there for at least 50 years, and no one had even remembered it 'till now. I'd estimate it to be teens vintage, and we acquired the place in '23... hopefully my calls to my uncle and other family members can shed some light on this forgotten relic.
Pictures after dinner.
