Glen at Old Spokes really came up on a gem here. This bike is thought to be built in the early 1890′s by the Ames Manufacturing Company in Chicopee Falls, MA, and it might just be a one-of-a-kind. Derek put a nice video together featuring a couple of my favorite former co-workers Greg and Glenn, restoring this small piece of history.
-B
[...] about a very rare bicycle from the 1890 with a completely unknown gear system, from the folks at the Old Spokes Home in [...]