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When did they stop using skip tooth chains on Schwinns

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Glenn Rhein

Cruisin' on my Bluebird
Picked up two 53 Schwinns today one with skip tooth and one without, When did they stop using skip tooth chains ?
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From what I have seen over the years, 1953 was the year Schwinn began to phase out the 1" pitch chains.
 
I have two 52 Girls bikes with the serial # on the bottom bracket. The 24 inch New World has 1 inch skip tooth while the 2 inch balloon tire has half inch pitch chain, both serial numbers second half of 1952. Of course the half inch pitch may have had the cogs and chain replaced at some point.
 
I have two 52 Girls bikes with the serial # on the bottom bracket. The 24 inch New World has 1 inch skip tooth while the 2 inch balloon tire has half inch pitch chain, both serial numbers second half of 1952. Of course the half inch pitch may have had the cogs and chain replaced at some point.
Cool bikes and interesting examples regarding skip tooth termination. I would bet the drive train is original as everything else appears to be OG or age appropriate. There were plenty of parts available for either type drive train back then, so why bother? It would have been an expensive conversion with little to gain.
 
I wondered the same thing about the changeover, maybe different models used 1" further into the 50s.

I have a 57 heavy with 1" pitch, thought it was kinda late to see that.
 
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I had this 57 with a skipper on it. Of course someone could have swapped out the wheel set and cranks somewhere during its 60+ years?
 
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