Hawthorne De Luxe

[rrtbike]

Hello... This is the oldest bike I have owned. I don't know who can help me date it. These are not really my style.
Thank you for any help or info.

 

[rrtbike]

More pics...
Has 28 inch wheels with what appear to be original tires. I think there is something wrong with the stem or upper fork because it is all loose there.

 

[rrtbike]

I tried to rotate the serial number pic but couldn't....

 

[kirkpatrick]

Here's a pretty similar bike to yours, same badge, not sure it it's the same exact bike. The ad's for a 1928 Hawthorne Flyer. I'd guess yours would be late 20's to early 30's. I had a '35 and yours appears to be older. Something may be broken on your forks, the head tube maybe? You'd have to take it apart to see.

 

[RustySprockets]

Upper headset cup/cone/locknut appear to be horked-up. Further investigation would be needed to determine the cause. The truss rods might be the only thing preventing the fork & stem from separating.

 

[rrtbike]

Hmmmm......that makes sense. Wonder why it broke? But I imagine thats why it was parked many, many years ago.

 

[rrtbike]

Supose with mine being a
De Luxe instead of a Flyer it did mot come with tank or rack?

 

[Phil Fink]

Hopefully, only the cast-iron stem has rusted away; are castings weaker than rolled steel. These were short stems which I believe were intended to be fully inserted as far as they could go. Most forks that I have with these stems are bulged below the threads, perhaps from over-tightening.

 

[Phil Fink]

I believe "I" serial number prefix might be for a Westfield 1931 built (pre-balloon) depression bike. Is it a large/standard 21" frame.

 

[rrtbike]

I believe "I" serial number prefix might be for a Westfield 1931 built (pre-balloon) depression bike. Is it a large/standard 21" frame.

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