my new belkamp kids bike ...bluegrass

[banana seat Brian]

so i got a old kids bike and it is a belkamp bike with hard rubber tires,,belkamp bluegrass bike.Any info and i will post better pic's later...im thinking 30's 40's
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t320 ... now003.jpg

 

[sensor]

dont have any info on it other than thats sweet!!
crassly,37fleetwood,langsmer,or rms37 might be able to help you though(theres alot of knowledge in those guys brains!)

 

[banana seat Brian]

ya i put a little oil on it and took it for a spin down the road....

 

[banana seat Brian]

every time I look at that bike-in my mind I some kid from the 30's with a huge hat on,dirt from head to feet and trying to pick your pocket...lol,,it is a kinda big kids bike...nice find i think,,it even has the head badge on it,,if you look you can even kinds still see the paint

 

[CCR]

http://oldroads.com/arch/BLL2001_6_86_19_37_PM.html

old archive from oldroads.com

some guys says that belkamp was a hardware store chain similar to sears bikes. it does look like the sears sprockets of the 60s is on that bike too

 

[banana seat Brian]

did they use hard rubber wheels in the 60's?

 

[Lightfoot]

did they use hard rubber wheels in the 60's?

Yep, and even later.

 

[heliotrope]

I had solid rubber tires that were squared in the 80's. It was a huffy, It balanced on the tires, they were that square!!! im trying to find a picture of it. it was grean and looked like a cafe racer witha flat banana seat.