If you are trying to determine the genealogy of your bicycle by it's features, go to our Vintage Bicycle Price Guide
which details bicycle features, wheel sizes, brake types, etc., as well as showing a price estimate for your old bicycle.
If you are trying to determine the make and model of your bicycle, go to our Vintage Bicycle Picture Database
which details bicycle features, wheel sizes, etc., as well as showing a price estimate for your vintage bicycle.
| It's taken a while to get the jpgs of this years show at Larz up in albums, but it's finally done for your viewing. Lots of neat cycles, from Lightweights to Antique. There are contributions from six different photographers. http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/Larz-Anderson-05 Peter Naiman Glendale, WI |
| Hi, I am starting the restoration of my first bike, a 1898 Western Mfg. Cyrus. I am in need of some guidance. 1. how do I take the sprocket off of the hub, what tools do i need? How do I remove the cranks from the bottom bracket, and for that matter remove the bb altogether? any other advice would be helpful to a first timer. Tim |
| Tim: I have two Cyrus's (one an 1890's made by J. Lohr and Sons of Laporte, Indiana, and the others a 1917 made by Great Western of Laporte). I was going to restore them myself, but it got to be too much and I had a professional do them for me. I just recently bought another 1890's Cyrus and plan to make it into a rider (not a perfect restoration). I won't be able to start work on it until the spring, but would like to correspond about our projects. Would also be willing to send you photos of the two completed bikes. Cyrus McLean, Spokane, WA |
| I just got some wood wheels with a bike, but they are just the wood part. I don't know if they made just wood rims or if someone took the steel off of these. They are 28 inch tire ones and one is rounded and the other one is flatter by the spokes. Anyone know if these may have had the steel removed or they were made this way? Pics at link below. Marc Probably have to cut and paste the link. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/easywind2/album?src=ph&.dir=2e44&.tok= |
| I can't tell you much about wood rims, but I can say that you have complete wheels and they don't look bad. I'm sure they used tubular tires that were glued on to the rim, exactly like tubular racing tires of today. You can see the glue residue in the pictures. Cool. |
| I recently picked up an old bike from my local transfer station. The tag reads, The Boston W.W. Stall. I tried googling the name and i got a little blurb saying it was built in the 1890's. I also found another site that had a sales poster saying it was a "saftey bicycle". The bike is complete except for the tires. I dont know much more than that but I am interested to know if it is worth anything. Because it just looks like it should be in a museum. |
| George, WW Stall was a racer of Star (little wheel in the front) high wheel bicycles in the early to mid 1880's. He held the hill climb record on the Star in that time period. He went on to become a very successful bicycle dealer in Boston, selling Stars, Columbias, etc. Probably he had a company make the bike you are describing and put his label on it. I don't believe he actually made any bikes, but I could be wrong. |
| hi, if you send me a photo i will be able to tell you about your bike and i will make an offer if you are selling it.. thanks,, wpb |
| I have what I belive to be a reproduction of a highwheeler bicycle. The front tire is 28x1.5 the back tire is 16x1.5. The seat is leather with springs and says troxel the pedal says made in usa k10491. The frame has hooks like it was taken from a bicycle with handel brakes and a wire to the back tire. But there are no breaks at all. It is in great shape. I recived it from my landlord who is 75 years old and he has owned it for many years. He will not give me any information on it he said I would figure it out. I would like to know how old it is what it is called where it was made and how much it is worth. I did some reaserch but have not got anywhere fast. I am from Cleveland Ohio and so was my landlord so I thought mabey it might be made by lowell kennedy from defiance ohio who made reproductions in 1974 but I don't know. I haven't been able to find any bike that looked like it. Please help!!??!! |