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George Omelenchuk built bike

 This bicycle was seen at a recent midwest swap meet and it is a nice example of an American framebuilder in the 1960s, in the Detroit area. There was very few American builders at that time, Eisentraut was just starting out. George Omelenchuk starting building frames and then expanded to rims, hubs, stems and other … Continue reading George Omelenchuk built bike

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Michigan swap meet- mostly track bike photos

 Sander(believed to be British prewar builder) bike. Schwinn style adjustable stem, wood rims, fixed gear, early Brooks saddle, Webb pedals, and is Reynolds 531 double-butted tubing. Diamant chrome track bike. Schwinn style adjustable stem, wooden rims. Speedwell titanium bicycle. UK built, first production titanium bike, later Teledyne also made one. Complete with titanium fork. Elgin Racer track bike. … Continue reading Michigan swap meet- mostly track bike photos

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1925 track racing in Maryland

from - http://www.shorpy.com/node/12535?size=_originalJuly 18, 1925. Prince George's County, Maryland. "Bicycle races at Laurel Speedway."very cool photo showing some young and some older riders. Amongst all the Columbia and Iver Johnson bicycles, looking into the details you see a couple of bikes with brake levers and even one that has a pump mounted on the seattube(4th … Continue reading 1925 track racing in Maryland