Showing posts with label Hawthorne Flyer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hawthorne Flyer. Show all posts

19 March 2013

Hawthorne Flyer Lands By Navy Yard

The other day, I saw this bike parked near the Brooklyn Navy Yard:





It's a Hawthorne Flyer from, I'm guessing, the 1930's or '40's.


   

Along with the head logo, it has some other interesting features:




The chainring was, for me, oddly reminiscent of one you'd find on a Specilaties TA "Cyclotouriste", or other cranksets patterned after it.  


Gotta love this fender:





And this rear reflector is, as far as I can tell, glass, like others from the period:





The seat, with its steel pan and springs, is the exact opposite of a Brooks Professional or B-17.  I'm guessing that the seat had padding, or at least a covering.  It may have been leather, or possibly cloth.  But I can't imagine riding that seat in its current state!




Not everything on the bike is original.  This front wheel looks like it came off a Raleigh three-speed.  And, of course, the chainguard is missing.







Still, it is quite a find.  I hope that it finds a good home!