This Stylish bike is a 1917 Wards Hawthorne Deluxe Arch bar or Truss bridge Bike that was made by Arnold Schwinn & Company. There are a few years in the mid to late teens that Schwinn supplied bicycles to the Wards Department stores to be badged their house brand ” Hawthorne “. Early Schwinn are not very common nor are Schwinn built Hawthorne thus making this bike quite a find.

Iver Johnson was famous for there Truss Bridge Frame But but were not limited to that. This 1908 Iver Johnson Special Roadster Bike is a fine example of Iver’s high end diamond frame bicycles that were built with Shelby steel tubing and new frame building techniques. The diamond frame boasted a lighter weight racer frame with comparable strength to the iconic truss bridge frame. This early Iver has unique Iver cranks and bottom bracket that were only used for a few years. The Diamond Frame Special Roadster may look kinda plain Jane but reflects the Craftsmanship and Beauty to be expected from Iver Johnson Bicycles.

As 2012 ends Lux Low finishes Paint Work a handful of Rare Antique Colson Bicycles. As our first run of Colson Bicycle Restorations, it has been a pleasure working on and researching Colson Bikes. Colson is a Quality Bicycle that holds an Unique Style. We are excited to assemble and test ride these babys this spring. Enjoy this Lux Low Eye Candy!

Iver Johnson Arms & Cycle Works Fitchburg Massachusetts was originally a gunsmith who started business around the time of the civil war, first producing guns and then adding bicycles. The Truss Bridge Frame is a Iver icon, with the strength motto “Trust The Truss”

This is a Vintage Holdsworth ” Special ” 10 speed Road Bicycle. I Think it was a Holdsworth from the UK and is a Production bicycle from the 1970′s and Originally came with Campagnolo Components. The Frame is Built with Reynolds 531 Butted Tubes Forks and Staysand has Campagnolo drop outs.