Roadmasters

[thirstee]

Picked them up this morning for $30. The head badge on the yellow is CWC Roadmaster. No head badge on the child's bike, but I saw one for sale once and I think it was an AMF Roadmaster. I didn't want it so I bartered with her and she ended up letting me have it anyway. The chain guard says 16" and what looks like "jr". It has hard rubber tires and is a convertible frame. The yellow beast appears to have original parts but I think some are missing. The seat is pretty worn and is mounted on the skinniest seat post I've ever seen! I can't tell who made the seat because there's no obvious branding. I'd like to know the year of this heavy yellow tank! Hopefully someone recognizes it.

 

[deorman]

Can't tell you the year, but... SCORE!! 8)

 

[Markm]

cool!!
try here...
http://oldroads.com/pic_query.asp

 

[Road Master]

NICE Roadmaster - might be something interesting under that yellow paint.

 

[JoeyMac]

that CWC straightbar has to be 40s or older, based on the rear facing dropouts and chain tensioners. Definitely not the original sprocket.

And yes, good score

 

[Rustinkerer]

I think Phil said CWC used rear facing dropouts thru 1954, and the postwar frames don't have drop stand 'ears'... So it might be early postwar.. But still rules though! ~Adam

 

[roadmaster]

sweet roadmaster! looks like someone put on a schwinn chainring and switched it from a skiptooth setup.