Stelber

[dogdart]

Before importing bikes , the Stelber Co. of New York apparently had bikes made for them by US manufacturers . I've seen some built by Chain Bike Co. This one has some Colson-esque features .

• I bought this today off Craig Morrow at Bicycle Heaven , he hooked me up . Oddly enough , I started a window job less than 1 mile from B.H. and in the warehouse is the matching girls model bike in slightly better shape . I'm hoping to score that one too

 

[dragnusa]

I like the lines of that bike. wish I could stumble upon a tank cantilever bike.

 

[Wildcat]

Definitely differnt. Look at the size of the fork crown compared to the skinny fork.

 

[dogdart]

There are a lot of odd features . I was on a bike when I bought it , so I'll get more pics when I bring it home , But , some oddities include a curved downtube that goes over the two piece bolt on Bottom bracket :shock:

 

[Fisch]

Sweet, I love a stelber. I built one in last years rrbbo. "fisch's 20" of awesome" it was called. Coolest feature of these was that the down tube and the seat tube are connected in one loop.

 

[scott brownsey]

odd is cool

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

That's a nifty find! I like the tank :mrgreen:

 

[highwheelerboy25]

love me some stelber!! but that fork looks kinda "might-hurt-you-ish".

 

[Fisch]

Is yours a 24? That is what I really wanted. It is a scary fork. I took mine out. But my 20" Stelber had pressed bearings all around. Was a real pain to replace, especially the BB. I have one middle bar to your twin canti. Here is my before and after transformation:

 

[Redd]

That is one great find! You are lucky!

 

[dogdart]

I have a plan for the fork and the whole bike :wink:

 

[Fisch]

I always thought the loop in this frame would make it ideal for a motor-kit.

 

[dogdart]

• Here's the girls bike I'm still working on acquiring . It has a looptail

• These two bikes were within a mile of each other

 

[Rustinkerer]

Cool scores! Stelber was definitely friendly with CBC, they were both based around NYC. That looptail frame is more typical Stelber wackyness, though it has CBC parts too. I think they mixed & matched, or dressed up base model import bikes with CBC parts. What a tangled web they wove! :lol: One of mine:

-Adam

 

[jd56]

Here's my recent 20" I found. Saving it for my grandkids whenever they are born.

It's all about the Tanklights!!

How did I run out of room so fast?