1934 Western Auto Stores Brochure
Brochure featuring Western Flyer bicycles. Western Flyer was the brand name for bicycles sold at Western Auto stores.
Category: Bicycle Literature
1932 Hawthorne ACE Balloon Tire Motorbike
This ad from a 1932 Montgomery Ward catalog describes this bicycle as having “Balloon Tires”. They appear to be single-tube type tires like the common (at the time) 28″ tires, but they are 26″...
The Bicycle Gets a Motor
The December ’55 issue of ABM magazine was a 75th anniversary issue that contains a lot of reprints of old ads from the 1880’s up to current (1955). It also featured this great article...
1933 Western Flyer Catalog Page
This photo of a page from a 1933 Western Auto Supply Store catalog, submitted by Dave Nash shows an early “Balloon Tire” bicycle offering.
1897 VIM Tires Advertisement
Advertisement for VIM bicycle tires from 1898. Entry Submitted by Dave Stromberger
1910’s Corbin catalog – Corbin 2 speed hub
Corbin / New Depature 2-speed hub brochure. This hub was an early “kick-back” style 2 speed hub that was popular on deluxe bicycles such as the Harley Davidson or Indian.
1937 Evinrude Streamflow Catalog Page
This page from a 1937 Hardware Age merchandise catalog shows the Evinrude Streamflow bicycle. This would be Evinrude’s first and last attempt at an entry into the bicycle market. The bicycle was a failure,...
1937 Roadmaster Supreme Catalog Page
The fabulous 1937 Roadmaster Supreme! Does it get much cooler than this?