Dave's Vintage Bicycles
1884 Tricycle Velocipede
Antique tricycle with patent date of 1884. It’s likely of later construction, but I’ve not researched it to find out exactly when, or who made it. This was restored with some creative freedom, since...
1882 Standard Columbia High Wheel
This was a frame, badge, fork, and large Wheel i bought on Ebay hoping to piece together with later (really any) Columbia parts I could find when unbelievably another early Standard Highwheel shows up...
1880’s Singer Extraordinary
Singer bicycle. Named the “Extraordinary”, as apposed to most high-wheel type bicycles of the time, nicknamed the “Ordinary” bicycle. Note: fork is bent forward, not original.
1880’s Royal Mail Tricycle
Tricycles weren’t just for kids back in the 1880’s! Women and invalids were the target audience by makers of these machines. Entry Submitted by Dave Stromberger
1880’s Gormully & Jeffery Mfg. Co. High Wheel
Gormully & Jeffery were known for making high quality bicycles, and later for making Rambler automobiles.
1880’s Ben Hur Safety
Early Ben Hur “safety” bicycle. The “ordinary” hi-wheel bicycles were considered a bit dangerous, with front wheels being so large that the rider sat high up in the air. In the event of an...
1860’s Wood Brothers Bone Shaker
Very early bicycle with pedals attached directly to the front wheel hub. They had yet to figure out gearing and the use of chain.