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petritl

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I was cleaning a frame up and noticed the frame was different than the other Schwinn Cantilever frames I have.

What are these indents for?

The bicycle was a B6 with Arnold Schwinn front and rear expanding brakes.

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As previously pointed out, the frame is upside down and the indentions are on the left side of the frame which would be correct for belt placement.

Agree the serial number is not a WZ which is why I am curious. To help confuse even more; the frame had a tapered kickstand suggesting a pre Whizzer build Whizzer spec frame.

Schwinn pre production run?
 
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As previously pointed out, the frame is upside down and the intentions are on the left side of the frame which would be correct for belt placement.

Agree the serial number is not a WZ which is why I am curious. To help confuse even more; the frame had a tapered kickstand.

If you purchased a whizzer kit some dealers would dimple the frame of the bike they installed it on. At one time that bike very likely could have had a whizzer engine on it!
 
As previously pointed out, the frame is upside down and the indentions are on the left side of the frame which would be correct for belt placement.

Agree the serial number is not a WZ which is why I am curious. To help confuse even more; the frame had a tapered kickstand suggesting a pre Whizzer build Whizzer spec frame.

Schwinn pre production run?

What year did Schwinn start offering the Whizzer built frames? The earliest I can find anything mentioned is 1948. Your frame is 1947?
 
I believe schwinns first purpose bike was 48 for whizzer's. If it is a 47 the dealer may have dimpled the frame for belt clearance on an h engine.
 
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