I was going to enter a build off bike from another build off that I haven’t finished. Once I started digging around looking at parts I decided to start a new build.
I picked up this old Hawthorne about a year ago for really cheap. It’s a custom bike that an unknown builder built. It wasn’t my style but I liked the frame and I’ve always wanted to try a Dana 3 speed. The bike did ride pretty good and the Dana is functioning. Seems like the usual complaint is that there is some drag with the Dana. I could feel that, but still pretty cool. Here’s what it looked like when I got it.
I got it stripped down to just the frame and fork. I like these style of frames even if they are too small for me. Plan is to use the Dana 3 up front and a nexus 3 in the back. It might be a little pointless, more of a novelty, some of the gears could be redundant, but should be an interesting 9 speed. I think the frame is a 1939, but not totally sure about that either.
I picked up this old Hawthorne about a year ago for really cheap. It’s a custom bike that an unknown builder built. It wasn’t my style but I liked the frame and I’ve always wanted to try a Dana 3 speed. The bike did ride pretty good and the Dana is functioning. Seems like the usual complaint is that there is some drag with the Dana. I could feel that, but still pretty cool. Here’s what it looked like when I got it.
I got it stripped down to just the frame and fork. I like these style of frames even if they are too small for me. Plan is to use the Dana 3 up front and a nexus 3 in the back. It might be a little pointless, more of a novelty, some of the gears could be redundant, but should be an interesting 9 speed. I think the frame is a 1939, but not totally sure about that either.