National Bicycle History Archive of America BOX 7. DAVIS, CALIFORNIA 9. Oldbicycle@aol. com. Click on the colored letters at right to : Send Email to NBHAASCROLL DOWN FOR NBHAA FAQs! BUT KNOWLEDGE IS POWER! This website is dedicated to identification, cataloging and restoration advice on bicycle history, especially Classic American bicycles 1. Higgins, Western Flyer, Hawthorne, Hiawatha, Roadmaster, Pierce, Iver Johnson, Indian, Rollfast, Firestone, B. F. Goodrich, Good Year, Bowden, Manton & Smith, Mead, Ranger, Ingo- Bike, Murray, Mercury, Huffman, Huffy, Dayton, Colson, Monark, Silver King, Rocket, Stelber, Ross, Harley Davidson, Whizzer, Dynacycle, Wasp, Pow- wow, Travis, Marman, Jack & Heintz, Sherrell, or what have you, (if you don't see the name of your bicycle here.. National Bicycle History Archive of America (NBHAA) can identify virtually any American- built bicycle or motorized bicycle from this period. The Archive contains over 8. Hundreds of books ranging from one of the first English language bicycle books in the 1. Pryor Dodge's THE BICYCLE are included. Countless head badges, games, clocks Neon signs, pins, original drawings, blueprints and other bicycle memorabilia are part of The Archive. Aside from limited displays at major museums and industry events, these items have never been on full display to the public. What can I say about these guys? Started by Linn Kastan, the first chromoly forks, handlebars and many other innovations. So many great bikes and. But you will begin to see many of them by merely visiting this site. NBHAA can assist private collectors with information and advice on history and restorations. We are available with movies, videos, slide shows, speaking engagements, and have access to the curator's collection of over 1,0. NBHAA is not affiliated nor connected in any way with a defunct museum. Nor are we part of a club or group. Although we do have specific fees for certain services such as detailed research and copies, we have never and do not ask for . Anyone who says so or thinks so is mistaken.
WELCOME TO THE BICYCLE MUSEUM. Bicycles are wonderfully simple, eloquent and efficient machines. A few of the bikes were purchased by me, or for me, new, including. Find great deals on eBay for vintage bicycles and antique bicycles. Shop with confidence. Grand Theft Auto IV is the fourth Numbered Sequel of the Grand Theft Auto series and the first one to appear on a seventh generation console. Museum bicycles from 1986 to the present on display at Classic Cycle, a bike shop on Bainbridge Island, located near Seattle and Tacoma. The modern, efficient way to conduct online Estate Sales, Auctions, and Appraisals. Become a Bidder, Seller or Affiliate today! Furthermore, we are not represented by nor connected with any other persons or organizations. Although we do not sell bicycles or parts, we can assist you in locating those who do. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us directly via E- mail or snail mail. Huffy Bicycle Serial Number LocationRemember, ALL identification requests and inquiries must be accompanied by a photo (and self- addressed stamped envelope for snail mail). We regret that due to the volume of inquiries we receive, we cannot respond to snail mail as rapidly as e- mail (we have a substantial backlog of the latter). All photo submissions become property of NBHAA and we regret we can no longer return photos due to the volume of mail. Thus, submitted for your approval are NBHAA Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). We will be continually adding to this section over time, so stay tuned for more info and expansions. Check back often. NBHAA FAQs* (*Frequently Asked Questions). It is said that President Harry Truman was once trying to mount a horse when the horse caught one of its own hind legs in a stirrup. Supposedly, President Truman looked at the horse and said, ? If YOU'RE gonna get on–I'll just stay off! One fellow with a rusty carcass wrote in and asked for an identification and appraisal.. Then quoted a price of several thousand dollars–supposedly that a shop had begged him to take (why didn't he take it instead of bothering us with his absurd arguing?) for the incomplete rust bucket (and a common one at that)! Then got mad when we corrected him by stating the bicycle was probably made by CLEVELAND WELDING COMPANY, not . He went straight to the Feces File. He was also arguing that 1. We are not here to argue with know- nothing- know- it- alls and this is not a blog or forum or a place for wild guessing. Over 4. 0 years, we have heard it all. And we get letters nearly every day. Many of them with just plain ridiculous stuff. From the folks who make up . Higgins clean out his J. C. Higgins bicycle plant. SO when someone writes in swearing that their 1. Ross middleweight is a RARE 1. Elgin worth $1. 0,0. This kind of absurd stuff plays well on DIY web sites and forums and homegrown newsletters and books made out of photocopied pages, but not here with us. And if you approach us from the standpoint of . If you are unwilling to be taught, it is pointless to ask the teacher to teach. Think about that principle and apply it here. All rights reserved. Q: What is NBHAA? A: National Bicycle History Archive of America is a historical archive–a library containing over 8. We began collecting these items in the early 1. Our earliest items begin in the 1. We also have rare original vintage bicycle movies (actual 1. FILMS) ranging from the 1. The world's only bicycle movie archive. The Archive also has access to your curator's collection of over 1,0. Q: How can I get identification of my bicycle or part? A: Contact us WITH CLEAR photos and all frame numbers! AND READ THE FOLLOWING: Since 1. MILLION old bicycles for collectors. We can identify almost any bicycle manufactured in North America between 1. We can also assist with bicycles made prior to this AND after this time. However, our era of specialty is between these dates. Also, since we primarily focus on American- made bicycles our involvement with non- domestic (foreign) bicycles is limited. In some cases such as Raleigh and certain other imported makes, we do have a good amount of archival material. In other cases, we can advise you where to get information. How do you get an identification? We have to SEE what it is you have. Names and descriptions alone are almost useless without photos. See instructions elsewhere in the FAQs section on taking photos. Accompany your photos with a short letter and please use salutations in your letters. The internet has spawned a whole new genre of rudeness. If you write without even saying hello and start right in with something like, . Send me everything you got on them–and I need it yesterday! Take the time to send a decent note and take some decent photos. THEN we can respond with accurate information about whatever bicycle or part you may have. Q: What is the best way to contact NBHAA for information? A: HERE ARE THE GROUND RULES FOR REQUESTING INFORMATION FROM National Bicycle History Archive of America. We are NOT obligated to provide free information just because you demand it. Remember that WE are doing a favor for YOU by answering your questions. You are NOT doing a favor for us by asking them! Please read the FAQs section FIRST. It contains valuable info to assist you. We have accurately identified over 1 MILLION bicycles for people over many years. THIS IS NOT A FORUM OR BLOG and we do not deal in fairy tales or consensus or guesses or mere opinion here. We are not here to conduct debates. That's DIY stuff and that's not what you're here for. If you were already getting ACCURATE info in DIY forums and blogs, you would not be here asking us for info anyway! Do not presume that you can compare facts we say with guesses made in DIY forums and blogs. We are NOT guessing and we won't waste your time or ours with such silliness. WE DON'T DO TEXTING AND IMS. Send a clearly written REAL E- MAIL LETTER–the old fashioned way–with a real salutation and PHOTOS of whatever it is you are asking about. DO NOT send anything without photos. If you are too busy to start with a civilized greeting and send a real email letter WITH photos, then we are too busy to respond to your request. DO NOT send any request that starts out something like . DO NOT send any request that starts out something like . And who on earth that is sane will possibly know what your ? DO NOT send anything that starts out . Higgins–what's it worth? If you figure you already know all there is to know and have already done your own ID, then there is nothing we need to bother with after that. Either WE do the ID .. If you have already decided you have a 1. Higgins (or other such silliness), you'll just pick a fight with us when we tell you what you have never existed. We only do dollar value appraisals as part of an Official NBHAA Detailed Report (see more info elsewhere in this FAQs section). We do not appraise anything that we have not at least seen in a photo. You can say you want a glass half- full of water. OR you can say you want a glass half- empty of water. It may sound like something different, but in the end, you still want the same amount of water! And we are happy to do appraisals, but only as part of Official NBHAA Detailed Reports. Please take good, clear photos of ALL numbers and letters on the frame and note their location. We can't read blurry, fuzzy, dark photos. If necessary, wire- brush the numbers or highlight them with white or yellow chalk. And don't assume that you can interpret the numbers and write them down, so you don't need to do photos. What YOU see, is usually not what WE see. We cannot go by your descriptions. And we need to know WHERE on the frame you got these digits. If we get an email with several attachments–none of which are labeled–then WE have to go back and do your work for you and figure out that PDHxxxx. ACTUALLY is a photo of the chain sprocket or tank or rear carrier. If that's what it is.. And we can't look at photos of some other bicycle that you think is . And IF you buy does not make you an owner of US, just owner of what you buy. Buying something does not mean you suddenly have rights to make perpetual demands. And.. up until the time you DO become a customer, you are just somebody who is looking for a freebie. Don't imagine that we are obligated to do your bidding just because you demand it. Or that we are so honored that you demand that we work for you for free. You can't dictate YOUR rules or DEMAND that we GIVE you info YOUR WAY.. This isn't Burger King! And it is not a communist country If you are too proud or too stubborn to follow OUR rules, then you really don't need OUR advice and info. And if all this info is so readily available, then why did you come to us in the first place? You are approaching US asking for information–not the other way around. Courtesy begets courtesy.
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