1941 Goodyear Fall Winter Dealer Catalog
The Goodyear Double Eagle Clipper and Double Eagle Deluxe were Goodyear’s top of the line bikes for 1941. The Design was the work of Wilbur Henry Adams, who was involved in other bicycle and...
Category: Pre-War Balloon Tire Bicycles
1939 Hawthorne Zep
This months featured bicycle is Jerry Germeau’s 1939 Hawthorne Zep. Super restoration job, certainly a lot nicer than they were from the factory. Eye popping chrome and color, it doens’t get much better than...
1936-1941 Iver Johnson Motorbike
This is one of Iver Johnson’s first balloon tire bicycles. Equipped with tank, crossbar handlebars, and chrome fenders.
1938 Huffman Built, Airflyte Twin-Flex – “Death Bike”
This is the actual “Deathbike”. There have been several stories as to how this bike earned it’s name and who named it. To the best of our knowledge this bike was so named because...
1930’s Hiawatha Arrow
Very similar to the Airflo, the primary difference is the tank design. The Air-Flo has embossed lightening darts on each side of the tank and the headlight sticks out further on the bottom rather...
1930’s Hawthorne Motobike
A good example of one of the earliest balloon tired bicycles. this bike is equipped with chrome fenders, tool box tank, headlight and speedometer. Check out the springs on that saddle.
1937 Roadmaster
This bike has a very rare chainguard, along with twin Delta Silver Ray headlights, and lighted rear carrier.
1941 Dayton Dial-A-Ride
This was another innovative bike from the Huffman Mfg. Co. This bike features a springer fork that allows the rider to adjust the spring tension to their comfort. Also equipped with horn tank, chainguard,...
1940 Shelby Supreme
This bike is equipped with “Shock-ease” internal springer fork, “biscuit” headlight, horn tank, rear carrier, and deep fenders with curved braces.