1927 Truss Frame, Schwinn, Excelsior.

[cyclingday]

Trust the Truss!
Oh, wait, that was that other bike from Fitchburg. Lol!
Hey, what’s good for the Goose, is good for the Gander.
This particular bike was an estate find from Prescott, Arizona.

It still had what looked like it’s original single tube tires mounted to metal clad wood rims.
The whole surface of the bike was covered in some kind of Caliche.
It looked pretty bad, but I could see, that the original finish was heavily oxidized, but still in tact.
So, I carefully went at it with some super fine 0000 Steel Wool and some Bar Keepers Friend.
It worked really well, and I was able to get most of the crud off.

The original finish on the headbadge was exceptional.

I’ve had these wood rims with G&J steel clincher liners for awhile now, just waiting for the right project to come along.
So, once I realized that I was going to have to build another set of rider wheels, I thought, no better project than this for those rims.
The tires are the 28x1-1/2” Czech made Rubena Veteran Clinchers.

The bike came out surprisingly light, or at least it feels that way when riding.
This one just might be my go to bike, for general riding.
Truss the Trust! Lol!

 

[HARPO]

Nice job! Love it.

 

[gkeep]

Wow! Really nice cleanup and I like those tires. Were they hard to fit on the original 28" rims? Are they true 28" tires, ISO 642? Beautiful save!

 

[cyclingday]

Thanks,
Yes, those tires were made specifically to fit the G&J single clinch type rims.

 

[irideiam]

Sweet, bike! Very nice job on saving the OG paint!

 

[Rusty72]

WQW ! Great job Marty !

 

[New Mexico Brant]

Looks fantastic Marty! Truss on!

 

[fat tire trader]

I'm jealous! What's the serial number? I have a Schwinn motobike project with the same badge. Where did you purchase the tires?
Thanks,
Chris

 

[cyclingday]

I couldn’t really tell much on the serial number, and I resisted the temptation to scratch the paint off of that area.
The bike didn’t look to have been taken apart since it was first assembled, so I got the 1927 date from the crank arm.

The tires are available from a shop in Germany.
Classic-Cycle.de
You’ll find them on their website under the heading.
Beaded Edge Tires.
Rubena 28x1-1/2”

 

[cyclonecoaster.com]

AMAZING .. just amazing Marty ... another one saved ... not restored ... what a great looking machine

I will have to wait to see it riding the strand next to me ..... due to the current HIDDEN not RIDDEN on Earth situation