Antique Reading Standard Wood Wheel Motorbike made by Great Western Mfg. Antique Reading Standard Wood Wheel Bicycle made by Great Western Manufacturing Company of La Porte, Indiana around 1917. Great Western Manufacturing also made Crown Bicycles. This Reading Standard is a Nice Quality Antique bike showing Craftsmanship superior to later mass production bicycles. The bike has Great Patina with aged over paint, traces of original paint, and effects of the elements. The Bike is a 28″ x 1 1/2″ Wood wheel Roadster Bike with Tubular Tires. Nice White Wall Tubular that hold Shape but not air. (A Lux Low Tire treatment) The Bike is an Interesting Old Bicycle, Restored as Found with Patina intact. The Wood Rims have been refinished, restored, and re laced with original spokes to original hubs. The rear hub is a New Departure Model A Coaster Brake, and the Front is oddly an Iver Johnson front hub. The Chain is an early Skip tooth chain. Bike has Early Crank & Sprocket, Bottom Bracket, Head set, Stem, and wood block Pedals. I could find no literature on Reading Standard so the Bike is restored as found, except for the seat that was added and is period correct. The Wood Wheels and Original Patina is Beautiful and although completely rebuilt, I would say she is more of a show piece than 100 year old Rider. She is a Beautiful Old Reading Standard Bicycle that would Adorn any Collection. Please Respectively spare me your Research Questions on your own bike or parts inquiries, what I have for sale will always be listed, and further info may be found on our Lux Low website. Rate Varies in relation to how the item ships. If you have a problem with your order, We strongly suggest emailing us first for our best solution to the problem. We Hope You Enjoy Bikes as Much as We Do, Check Out the new look of Lux Low our Ever Growing Bicycle Portfolio of Antique and Vintage Bicycles from 1890 to 1990. We Specialize in Full Antique Bicycle Restoration, Custom Chopper Bicycles, Antique Wood Wheel Safety Bicycles, Vintage Cruiser Patina Restores, and Vintage Road & Racing Bikes. We Excel in Patina Wood Wheel Restores: Miami, Racycle, Mead, Ranger, Dayton, Iver Johnson, Spalding, Pope, Columbia, Sterling, and Repainting Schwinn Krates, Stingrays and Ballooner Bikes, Prewar Elgins, Colsons, Shelbys, Dayton Huffmans, Cleveland Welding, Hawthorne, Roadmasters, and Dope Azz Custom Bikes. The item “Antique Reading Standard Wood Wheel Motor Bike Prewar Safety Bicycle Cycle Crown” is in sale since Sunday, September 14, 2014. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Transportation\Bicycles\Complete Bicycles”. The seller is “luxlowbikes” and is located in Golden, Colorado. This item can be shipped to United States.
- antique: bike
- vintage: bicycle
- fat: tire
- ballooner: cruiser
