rennfaron
Wore out three sets of tires already!
It's a Traveler, but at this time they would be referred to as the World Traveler.looks like a Traveler.. here's what is left of the r.
It's definitely a '52 because the head badge aligns with this very narrow window of time when that unique variant of the brass winged head badge showed up with the vertical notches in the wings. And ya, the earlier ones still retained some of the equipment that you previously found on the New Worlds. The badge right before this brass badge was the New World badge, which lived on the World Traveler from '50 to '52.A 1952 would indeed make sense with that brake set. The fenders, grips, and shifter are add-ons from a later time. 1955 would be the latest bike I've seen with the Schwinn-built brake set, but I think you're onto something using the 52 serial number.
I've always been somewhat interested in the weird period of 1953-54 when you see oddball parts on some of the bikes - Brampton shifters and hubs, and the short-lived Birmingham style English brake sets.
The brake line housings would have been redone on this one because at this time they were still using the cloth covered lines, which deteriorated quickly if the bike wasn't kept well.
And @SirMike1983 I also see those SA Dynohubs and SA light kit pop up a lot around this period, which can be hard to find, especially the lamps. I also see the Union version of the large cap pedal show up a lot around this time, but not firm on that. I once bought a Traveler (not in great condition) just for the Brampton shifter/hub setup—extremely hard to find.
Something not pointed out, but I know a lot of the guys looking at this know this, that gold color does not pop up that often. And locking forks are also somewhat uncommon on Travelers. I see them every now and then. Uncommon head badge, color and fork option.
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