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Board for buying and selling Wheelmen goods and services. / Re: FOR SALE - 1884 56" Columbia Expert High Wheel Bicycle Serial # 1965

« on: March 14, 2020, 01:40:02 PM »

I have

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Board for buying and selling Wheelmen goods and services. / Re: FOR SALE - 1884-85 56" Columbia Expert High Wheel Bicycle Serial # 1965

« on: March 10, 2020, 03:52:44 PM »

1884.  You know that rear fork isn't 85!  That rear seat clip is 84/5 too.  With that rear fork and that seat spring clip it is 84

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General discussions on Wheelmen topics. / NE Wheelmen Mid Winter Social Sunday 3/8/2020 11:30AM

« on: February 27, 2020, 02:29:34 PM »

OK, sorry about the late organization and late notice.   We will have a show up and pay Mid WInter Social Brunch at Old Sturbridge Village on Sunday March 8th at 11:30 AM.  I have made reservations for 25 people, please let me know ASAP if you will attend and how many in your party.  Cost is  $21.95 for adults, and that DOES NOT include tax and tip.  DO NOT send me any money!  Everybody will just pay for themselves at OSV. 

Info on the rates is here : https://www.osv.org/event/sunday-brunch/

I would like to give them a total # coming in the middle of next week so if you could reply by Wednesday or NOW that would be awesome!  dave@pelletizer.com

Thanks!

Dave
dave@pelletizer.com

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Board for buying and selling Wheelmen goods and services. / Re: HIGHWHEEL QUIZ OF THE WEEK

« on: November 14, 2019, 01:00:28 PM »

Obviously Gormully for the most part

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Board for buying and selling Wheelmen goods and services. / Re: Original Columbia for Sale

« on: October 10, 2019, 07:19:03 PM »

My 54” x 22” Columbia Expert Rational is serial number 13715.

Noted, thanks Jeff!  I am going to assume you have a 4th pattern Kirkpatrick on that bike

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Board for buying and selling Wheelmen goods and services. / Re: Original Columbia for Sale

« on: October 08, 2019, 08:37:37 PM »

Brad we can say your LR is 88 with certainty. I didn't have that Expert,  Send some pics via email to me so I can try to figure it out but I would say probably 83 maybe 84.  I do collect other numbers, mostly highwheel.  I know lots of Eagles, New Rapids, Rudges, etc.  Send whatever you want.

Mike seventh highest that I know, Carey may have more or less or other numbers.  I think rational was 1890 and later.  The highwheels were a dead issue by then.  They hardly sold any once the safeties hit the scene.  Other models have nothing to do with Experts and vice versa, they all had their own numbers probably starting with 1

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Board for buying and selling Wheelmen goods and services. / Re: Original Columbia for Sale

« on: October 04, 2019, 01:12:51 AM »

I know of the following

Columbia   54   Expert   c1890   13518
Columbia   52   Expert   c1891   13677
Columbia   48   Expert   c1891   13784
Columbia    54   Expert   c1891   13825


Columbia   56   Expert   1892           13630      
Columbia   54   Expert   1892         13950      

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Board for buying and selling Wheelmen goods and services. / Re: Original Columbia for Sale

« on: October 02, 2019, 11:01:13 PM »

The bike is an 1888 Columbia Light Roadster, thanks for contributing the serial number!  Since this bike is all there with an original saddle it will be helpful in narrowing down the numbers that separated 88 and 89.  89 had a hook as Mike has said.  I don't know that I ever would have noticed that had Mike not pointed it out a few years ago.

I just looked at the list and your bike allowed me to date a bunch of others I know of as definitely 1888.  I can say 2302 to 2928 are 1888 bikes.  It helps us understand production numbers of each model for that year.  We now know at least 626 LR's were made in 88.  The highwheel era was beginning its quick decline.  Thank you so much for your input.

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General discussions on Wheelmen topics. / Re: 1879 Columbia Standard

« on: August 19, 2019, 10:25:39 PM »

1880 to 82 Special Columbia.  I have let him know this via email earlier in the week

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General discussions on Wheelmen topics. / Re: 1879 Columbia Standard

« on: August 07, 2019, 01:58:55 AM »

I don't think Pope ever produced any bikes in 78.  I don't believe Carey does either.  He imported 50 Bayliss Thomas Duplex Excelsiors and sold them, maybe as 78's

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General discussions on Wheelmen topics. / Re: Saddle comparison between Victor and Victory

« on: May 25, 2019, 06:41:56 PM »

No.  You could put most any saddle you liked on one though.  As far as I know Victors always came with Victor saddles

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General discussions on Wheelmen topics. / Re: Saddle comparison between Victor and Victory

« on: April 21, 2019, 07:50:47 PM »

Mike, that is a Brooks International copy, not a Townsend

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Board for buying and selling Wheelmen goods and services. / Re: Need top dome for a Corbin bell

« on: March 13, 2019, 07:17:07 PM »

Try Ed Lee

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General discussions on Wheelmen topics. / Re: ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH WHEEL BICYCLES STILL IN BUSINESS?

« on: March 08, 2019, 12:09:38 PM »

I don't think they are.  I think he was killed in some sort of bike accident

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General discussions on Wheelmen topics. / Re: 2019 New England MidWinter Social - All are Invited

« on: February 28, 2019, 08:28:42 AM »

This coming Sunday, you can come and pay at the door, please just let us know you will be showing up..