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A balmy 42 in February in Chicagoland? Time to hit the lake with the '51 Panther!

Welcome to the Cabe! If you have a photo of your Excelsior ladies bike, posting it here might help date it. Here is my Excelsior ladies bike with a serial number not far from yours, Y85811. I'm thinking 1938?

Colors reminded me of my wife's 1950 Panther

Right on! I want to keep it together and original.

I think it's painted silver, but don't know if it's factory paint or if someone painted around the Delta decal. I don't know what model light it is either. The lens is plastic and bulges out like a dome.

Picked up this elegant lady on Craigslist. It was only about 5 blocks from my house. Owner said he bought his home from a little old lady about 20 years ago and this bike was left in the garage when he moved in. Serial number looks to be Y85811. Excelsior badged with a locking fork that still...

I will have to practice not blinking

New camera?

What dreams are made of...

Always intrigued by your mysteries! Found these two photos on the interwebs. Also found mentions of a French Cycle Company in local Scranton news papers from 1929 to 1935

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I'll take them

a regular bicycle basket, like a Wald, would have legs that attach to the front wheel axle. If you don't want the legs, a few cable ties would keep the basket and the carrier together. Zip them together, cut off the ends, they're pretty strong.

Ok, boomer...

That Wild West history adds a touch of 'Outlaw' to the bike

Schwinn returns to the USA to build...wait for it...Collegiates!...lol https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2020/07/15/detroit-bikes-brings-schwinn-production-back-united-states/3251266001/

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Came out really nice!

Especially the sizes of washers, nuts, & bolts that connect fenders, chain guards, etc. It irks to have shiney new parts on an antique bike, sticks out like a sore thumb.

That took a whole minute

Lookin' good! Great to see it coming back to life. What is your technique to fixing that flare on the front fender?

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Oh wait, here is another... https://www.bonanza.com/listings/Many-Faces-of-Schwinn-Bicycle-Emblem-Bar-Design-Faux-Leather-Key-Ring/780086746 Might try this copyright link https://support.bonanza.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001173551

I was working on my '36 Roadster today and had pulled off the handlebars and trust rods. The bike has a dropstand, so it's pretty stable in park. But when I went to move it, since the handlebars were off, I picked up the whole bike. As soon as the tires left the ground, the fork spun round, so...

Success! Looks like it's gone.

No parade this year, so we made our own!

Sure would be nice if someone reproduced the Dallas bars, bet there's a market for them (hint, hint ;))

Off topic, but on the '48, are those Torrington Dallas handlebars? they look cool! how do you like riding with those bars?

My original wheels had warped rims and bent spokes. After upgrading to a pair with straight rims and replaced the spokes and trued them, I noticed the balance improved significantly. New tubes and tires also smoothed things out. Looking at the photos of your two bikes, the '48 which has better...

Needs more cowbell :) Just kidding, beautiful job! How about a rusty metal box, something like this? http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&toolid=10001&campid=5335809022&icep_item=373099535539

Good observation! My preference is that a straight rack would take away from the flow of the curved double bars, but that's just me. Most of the front fenders I've seen on photos of Roadsters don't have a hole to mount a fender light. And the images in the old Schwinn catalogs don't have lights...

Someone should reproduce that plane decal. I'd buy a pair

After going through my fender pile, only one set of fenders worked with this frame. Seems the tab on the rear fender is a little narrower than any of my other frames, and this was the only rear fender that fit. This rear fender isn't bad. Might clean up better and has just a couple small...

Been wanting to join the 'Roadster Club' for a while now and have been building a 1936 Schwinn Double bar project. This was just a first assembly to see if all the pieces are here and if they fit together. Had to cut a few corners, like putting on a lady's seat, to finish before it got too dark...

Nice save and what a beauty! Curious about replacing the crossbar handlebars with steerhorns. Are the wider bars more correct for this bike? I have the same wide bars and grips and love them.

Welcome to the Cabe and thanks for listing your bicycle! It will need to have a photo, per forum rules but also so folks can have a look at it.

Interesting, that's a great feature to protect the tank. Wish they had continued adding those to the postwar tank bikes

Thanks, good to know I can choose a regular fork or a springer for my frame. Some prewar Schwinn springers have an extra little tube, like a big macaroni, welded to the underside of the downtube. What's that for?

A noob question, but is there a difference between a Schwinn frame that has a springer fork and a frame that doesn't? I have some prewar straightbar frames. Do I have a choice between using either a springer or non-springer fork, or is the frame made for one or the other? How can I tell the...

And so it begins... Been wanting to join the 'Roadster Club' for a while now and had picked up this double bar frame from a fellow Caber. Looks like house paint over not much og paint, so I could go either way - keep the house paint and build up a crusty rider or go all-in with a restore and...

Beautiful, I love seeing a new bike brought back to life! What did you use to bring back the 'glow' of the color?

With rear facing drop-outs, this must be the first Stingray ever! ;) http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&toolid=10001&campid=5335809022&icep_item=392833560396

We've been riding our Schwinn Panthers for a few years now, but this is the first ride where ALL the parts are bolted on. Took a lot of hunting to start with a bare frame and find all the pieces. I guess a bike is never finished, but this was the maiden ride where they were complete. It was a...

I thought the dog was riding it

I'll take them if they're available.

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Worth it for the TP alone! :) https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&toolid=10001&campid=5335809022&icep_item=303516910824

If this model isn't called the 'Frango Mint' it should be!