1900's trick bike:

Built at the turn of the century for William Hoefler, a trick rider from New York State.  The bike uses nearly 1-1 gearing and is a fixed gear bike to pedal forward and backward.  The seat has a heavy duty reinforced frame and the wheels are built with heavy gauge spokes.  Everything was nickel plated since paint would have been easily damaged.  The plating was "peppered" when we got it and we spend a number of hours trying to restore the shine.  I have scanned an article about Mr. Hoefler from the Home Magazine of 1895.  We also have a second bike, wood wheeled unicycle, three pictures and a uniform of Mr. Hoefler's.  I'll try to get pictures up soon.

Cottered crank with block chain and wooden rim	Shows the joint work as well as the one piece bar and stem	Front hub with heavy duty spokes and trick pegs	Reinforced seat frame with a ridge to prevent the post from rotating