> It seems quite clear that this bike is genuinely > a 1930s machine, as the brakes bars stem gear, > wing-nuts etc are all from that period. The Super > Champion gear is a three-speed but is it an 1/8" > chain or a 3/32" as both were available at various > times.? The 3/32 x 3-speed chain model ceased > production in 1938.
Norris, Thanks for taking the time to really study this bicycle and explain what you've seen. What's difficult for those of us who are a bit younger than you, is that we remember these parts (or pieces with a similar appearances) from late '40s, 1950s and even early early 1960s bicycles. The problem is that we don't always know when these parts were first introduced - at least I don't. So it can be hard to distinguish between a 1930s frame with '50s parts, and a fully pre-war bicycle. Part of the problem is that, especially from an American perspective, it's difficult to understand the manner in which the war delayed the development of more modern components. Regards, Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia (USA)
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