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Schwinn factory installed options.

As I posted earlier, the spring fork was an option for most of all balloon tire bikes at extra cost and it is installed at the factory. There were only a couple models where the spring fork was standard equipment.

Springers were optional on most all balloon models.

Old memories and old dreams collide!

He kept saying red and white so I was thinking maybe a B6.

The five speed balloon cruisers all use chain stay cable clamps.

Not sure if anyone has had any luck. The person I'm aware of that used to be selling on eBay hasn't been around for a while. In this thread Rustjunkie has his ID and email address. https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/looking-for-a-quality-phantom-or-b6-stencil-kit.109151/...

I think the OP should pull the crank and see if it's dated, or at least see if it's a Schwinn crank. Here's my 1943 AS & Co crank. It definitely has a larger flange at the sprocket.

Yeah I always thought the serials were stamped when it was still a flat piece of metal until that reporter straighten me out. It makes more sense stamping it when it’s flat but the number would probably get damaged when they’re cleaning up the welding slag at the center of the tubes.

The making and serial stamping. The serial stamping and badge holes were the last things done.

Yah, some of the new "Schwinn Approved" decals today really suck eggs. I traced this Corvette down and it was sold on eBay some months back 8/23/2023. Here is what it looked like last year.

These BB shell B serials could have been issued in multiple years. Just look at the first year (52) of serial numbers that were stamped on the dropouts. ABCD serials were used in multiple years, especially the B serials that were used in 1952 and then again in 1953 along with 1957. Schwinn was...

This is crazy. So the fork legs and everything else were not bent?

Parts terminology. I'm lost with what you are saying. #2911 is the yoke.

Maybe sometime during 1950 or later. None of the early 1950 Phantom images depict the Deluxe Schwinn pedals. I'm going with 1950.

Interesting. Dog leg crank, later kickstand tube angle, non-tapered stand, bold deep stamped serial number, U channel rear fender bridge. White spear type paint detail. Has it been repainted? I wonder if the crank was replaced at some point.

Let’s see some pictures.

Schwinn had a total of 1,297,431 units boxed up out the door for 1979, and that includes imported non-Schwinn built bikes. How long would it take Schwinn to use up 999,999 MR stamped head tubes for just the EF'd frames? Schwinn was stamping roughly 4200 dropouts per day in 1968. There is a lot...

If it was just a frame, how do you know it was a Sting Ray and not a Black Typhoon? I'd take the $500 that you paid. Did they give you any paperwork when you dropped it off? If not, it could turn into a he said she said situation and not give you a dime.

Looks like it has all its teef. Seller is out to lunch.

During the strike Schwinn produced MR serial stamped head tubes and the highest number I've seen was 995XXX. So there is a good chance Schwinn produced 999,999 MR serial stamped head tubes. These head tubes were used in building frames all thru the 1981 production with some being used in the...

Thanks! Now the fun begins since that serial number could have also been used in multiple years. 1945-1946 and possibly 1947.

Where is the serial number stamped? That serial number look up site is flawed, and that B serial number if it’s on the drop out was used for three years. Where is the serial number located?

Here is the picture you posted in your other thread. Still need the location where the number is stamped.

Schwinn number? Prewar? Pictures? Stamping location? That number was used in multiple years over decades.

Looks like a nice one in the east Mesa AZ area. https://www.ebay.com/itm/156157018799?mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&customid=link&campid=5335809022&toolid=20001&mkevt=1

Appears to be a 1963. First year for a Coppertone Corvette.

I wonder if she has the correct year. A 1955 Spitfire would have a name decal on the guard and a bolt on kickstand. Must be earlier than 55.

That Coppertone Varsity placed 2nd and it's currently for sale. https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/1963-schwinn-varsity-in-radiant-coppertone.241010/#post-1661350

I'm wondering if the seller is single. 😂

I've found a few with the same profile, rise and chinch bolt angle but the top of the stems are not flattened. Did someone take an angle grinder and flap sander to the top of that piece? That actually looks like the stem on my 1958 Corvette other than the ground off top. The Stems Schwinn used...

I'm not a fan of that riding position, and with that low rider frame there will be no curb hopping. 😂 Cool looking ride though.

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What is w.o.

Wald

Looks like a Frankindeal.

Looks like a king size.

Why isn't the tension spring bolt centered in the yoke on that Hornet?

Not a 1952 and not a repaint. Although the light and carrier have been repainted.

Looks like the seller edited and removed the picture of the Columbia. https://www.ebay.com/itm/226092677488?mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&customid=link&campid=5335809022&toolid=20001&mkevt=1

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I believe that was a one-year only deal.

I personally would use the fork you have if it's good and the steerer tube is the correct length. Go thru this thread and look at the various forks that were used on these New Worlds. There's one that has a caliper brake and it's a locking fork.

I've never seen one that's straight. All angle downward, and if they don't something is wrong.

Looks like that started out as a 1961 racer. So the fenders are probably correct.

I didn’t see one on the headtube so the serial number has to be on the left rear drop out above the axle nut.

I used to call those ice cream cone grips.

That may have been a later model that has a customized frame and rebuilt with incorrect parts. The straight original top tube is usually seen on some 10 speed models. Is that a 24" bike? Looks smaller than a 26" in that picture. What's the serial number?