tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post5674214011896156832..comments2024-01-18T09:29:42.707-05:00Comments on Biking in Heels: PeerlessCyclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12072776738519243521noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-67592416604354857122012-02-04T22:21:35.488-05:002012-02-04T22:21:35.488-05:00I have a Peerless bike that I've owned for ove...I have a Peerless bike that I've owned for over 25 years......some of my best memories riding my little boy around on the little antique child seat I mounted on the rear. I still would love to restore it one day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-82750171598457932022011-11-28T18:56:17.863-05:002011-11-28T18:56:17.863-05:00That is definitely late 30's early 40's. V...That is definitely late 30's early 40's. Very cool !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-76464903128184893672011-11-28T12:50:12.988-05:002011-11-28T12:50:12.988-05:00Just today walking out at lunch I saw a nearly ide...Just today walking out at lunch I saw a nearly identical bike with a Sears badge but no curvy rods. Applying a little Goggle-fu, I found that similar bikes were sold also by Montgomery Ward under the Hawthorne name. It seems the truss rods went out sometime in the 1940s. That bike certainly looks like it spent more than a few years in someone's basement.Moopheusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-14936463704034883522011-11-27T23:39:46.304-05:002011-11-27T23:39:46.304-05:00Those "Odd "stays"" are fork t...Those "Odd "stays"" are fork truss rods. They strengthen/support the fork.Randyhttp://locojoe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-73017546547487850052011-11-26T15:58:08.911-05:002011-11-26T15:58:08.911-05:00I have a bike that is quite similar. Although fun ...I have a bike that is quite similar. Although fun looking, I find it a hard bike to ride.dcainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03993605656392392942noreply@blogger.com