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*Rare* 1908 Racycle Pacemaker antique bicycle
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*Rare* 1908 Racycle Pacemaker antique bicycle
Price: US $1645.89
Original @1908 Racycle Pacemaker bicycle made by the Miami Cycle Company in Middleton Ohio. This is the same company which made the famed Flying Merkel.This is the top of the line bicycle that Racycle offered- The Pacemaker
This is a correct original Pacemaker, not a smaller Roadster that was converted to a larger Pacemaker.
This is the first time this bike has been for sale in 40+ years.
The frame was painted the correct Gun Blue but done many years ago and it has had miles put on it and basic wear from moving around, so it has some nicks and scratches. It was pinstriped but not properly. The frame is very straight with no dents either.
Beautiful original Self Oiling Head Badge.
Some of the post 1910 Pacemakers had \"Racycle Pacemaker\" painted in handwriting on the down tube and this bike has had someone paint \"Racycle Pacemaker\" on thedown tube, but in a very home-made fashion. Yes it looks like the same typeface as the original, but it looks to have been painted with a thick brush.Original correct large Troxel seat with 1899 patent date on it. The leather top is shot but can be remade if you want to ride or restore the bike. The seat stem is the correct step-down Racycle stem in orignal plating. There is no pinch bolt for the seat stem. All the seat components and springs are there and not broken, with Patent dates clearly visible in 4 separate places.
The handlebars are correct original Hussey bars with an attractive profile. Not all of the Pacemakers came with Kelly adjustable bars. The grips are reproduction. The handlebar stem is from the time period and has a patent date of 1915 stamped in it.
The chain is the correct inch pitch roller chain not a block chain. The smaller Racycle roadster came with the block chain not the Pacemaker.
The chain ring and crank arms are original and not re-plated. I removed them and greased and serviced the whole bottom bracket and re-assembled it so it will all come apart easily should you need to re-grease it down the road. No frozen or broken hardware.
Forks are original as well as the bering headset and nut.
This bike comes with the original and very hard to find, Musselman armless coaster brake which is in the 1909 Racycle catalog for the Pacemaker. In fact it also has the original Pacemaker rear gear/cog which is almost always missing. Someone installed a later coaster brake arm to help the bike stop properly since the Musselman brake was not super efficient at stopping. You could remove this arm if you want the bike to be correct.
Both pedals are original, rat trap, matching pedals, one is missing the dust cover which would be the same on both pedals. They spin freely and the early 1/2 inch threads are clean and not damaged, something that is always messed up on these turn of the century bikes.
I am saying this bike is approx. a 1908 because it has the \"improved\" crank hanger which changed a couple years earlier and a couple years later Racycle changed it again, so thats why the @ 1908... Impossible to tell this bike\'s exact year with 100% accuracy.
The wheels are not correct. They are metal rims from a later time period but with cool vintage Good Year tires. This bike would have had wood rims on it, but both hubs are correct and VERY hard to find.This Pacemaker was, and is, a rider.
Email me with any questions before the end of the sale. No zero response buyers. The shipping will be determined by your zip code, the above shipping quote is NOT correct. I will only charge the shipping cost.


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