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That's why I asked if it was aircraft aluminum. If it was 6061 or one of the other blends, it could work. The seat stays look to be about 3/8" dia. They might be solid. If that was steel tubing with walls as thin as those look to be, it would be weaker than aircraft aluminum. The weld beads...
Awesome! Thank you. By 1950, Schwinn had changed the Model Numbering system for 20" and 24" boys and girls (juvenile) bikes (it is possible the change occurred in 1949). The Model Number for your bike became J-86 in 1950, thus it was no longer a DX edition. Below, please find your bike, with...
D19 "Equipped" seen in the 1950 Schwinn Dealer Catalog.
D19 "Equipped" seen in the 1951 Customer Handout catalog and on two separate dated price list.
D19 Hornet seen in the 1952 Customer Handout catalog and on the blue 1952 price list.
1952 is the first year the name "Hornet" was mentioned...
Old Junker,
Please forgive me. In my haste, I made a typographical error above. I just corrected the error. Your bike is a 1951 Model D19 "fully equipped standard boys bicycle" as seen below in the 1951 Schwinn Customer Handout catalog. It is not a 1951 Schwinn Hornet.
The Schwinn Model...
Base on the serial number, your bike is a 1951 Fully Equipped Standard Boys Bicycle Model D19. It would have been fitted with solid a colored Rocket Ray headlight. The D19 did not become the Hornet until 1952. As noted above and based on the pictures, it looks original except for the grips...
I'm going to say "yes" based on my understanding that the Round One only came out in 1897, but I wasn't there and I am not the historian you are. It is from the Ed Berry Collection and will be surrounded by a number of his treasures which have hardly ever seen the light of day.
Was your bike originally equipped with a Torpedo headlight?
Note: the Model K19 Deluxe Hornet was the 1958 Model as seen on the 1958 Fair Trade Prices page and on page 9 of the 1958 Schwinn Dealer Catalog. The Model K15 Hornet was also the 1958 Model as seen on the Fair Trade Prices page and...
Is yours the 16" frame? Please show more pictures of the pinstriping front and back. And your chainguard was used on the higher end BAs. The fore brake was readily available. Are your grips original?
Agreed! Plus the 1940 D97X-O didn't come equipped with either a fender light or a chainguard, i.e., this one must have had a tank. I sure would love to see a straight on picture of the pinstriping on the rear end. Where's Bob U?
I wanna see it painted
Painted black
Black as night
Black as coal
I wanna see the sun
Blotted out from the sky
I wanna see it painted, painted, painted
Painted black, yeah
If there's nice shiny chrome under that paint, the bike is a steal. The f-f-f-fenders look good. The flames on the yoke are beeechin'. $500.00 is a home run.
Also, the chainguard was new in 1940. The bike above has the 1940 chainguard. The really neat feature is the pinstriping detail on the fenders. Was that proprietary? The 1939 DX had Ashtabula forks, the bike above has 1940 DX truss forks. The two-tone green was not offered on the DX in...
I'm 77. I'll be 78 soon. The older I get, the more I believe in that age old truth, "Life's too short to ride around on an ugly bike."
Rust is not noble. Rust is the signature of disrespect and neglect. I might be old, but I ain't rusty.
My kids are dead. My wife is an invalid. Not...
Tim,
If you are genuinely a novice, take your new bike to a reputable bike shop and pay them to tune it. Once you have a solid baseline, you can begin the process of learning about the things on your bike that require regular attention. You can get hurt on a bike. Take your time and learn...
I want to remove the chrome from several forged parts, specifically one piece cranks and stems. I want to use muriatic acid and water. I need expert advice on the process. If you don't have significant hands on experience, please don't reply.
The predecessor to your bike was the 1948 B2CX. It was fitted with the same chain guard that had been used all the way back to the late 30s. Because the existence of a 1949 Schwinn Dealer Catalog has not yet been either proved or disproved, the model number of your bike can not be proved...
So, you're rolling down a steep hill to a busy intersection and the light turns red. You slam on the brakes and your formally rust encrusted chain takes a flyer. Will your friends come to see you at the Rehab Center?
Time is money. Pitch the rustbucket in the circular file and buy a nice...
Locked to a street sign on Broadway near Cedar Street, a block from the World Trade Center, this abandoned bicycle soon became an impromptu shrine to the messengers and delivery persons presumed to have been killed at the the World Trade Center. Flowers, coins, notes, and religious items were...
Germany invaded Poland in September of 1939. The Battle of Dunkirk took place in May of 1940. By December of 1941, our war machine had been grinding away for over two years. Frank W. Schwinn was an accomplished international business man and a man of high intellect. Nothing just happens.
So, for the OP, the best we've got so far is 1934, the proof being in the pudding. Surely, somebody owns an earlier bike and is willing to have a look.
To my best judgement, the crank has never been out of the bike, itself a dainty Lil' Lady of Unblemished Repute, offered first to an adoring public in 1936.
That's why I asked if it was aircraft aluminum. If it was 6061 or one of the other blends, it could work. The seat stays look to be about 3/8" dia. They might be solid. If that was steel tubing with walls as thin as those look to be, it would be weaker than aircraft aluminum. The weld beads...
Awesome! Thank you. By 1950, Schwinn had changed the Model Numbering system for 20" and 24" boys and girls (juvenile) bikes (it is possible the change occurred in 1949). The Model Number for your bike became J-86 in 1950, thus it was no longer a DX edition. Below, please find your bike, with...
D19 "Equipped" seen in the 1950 Schwinn Dealer Catalog.
D19 "Equipped" seen in the 1951 Customer Handout catalog and on two separate dated price list.
D19 Hornet seen in the 1952 Customer Handout catalog and on the blue 1952 price list.
1952 is the first year the name "Hornet" was mentioned...
Old Junker,
Please forgive me. In my haste, I made a typographical error above. I just corrected the error. Your bike is a 1951 Model D19 "fully equipped standard boys bicycle" as seen below in the 1951 Schwinn Customer Handout catalog. It is not a 1951 Schwinn Hornet.
The Schwinn Model...
Base on the serial number, your bike is a 1951 Fully Equipped Standard Boys Bicycle Model D19. It would have been fitted with solid a colored Rocket Ray headlight. The D19 did not become the Hornet until 1952. As noted above and based on the pictures, it looks original except for the grips...
I'm going to say "yes" based on my understanding that the Round One only came out in 1897, but I wasn't there and I am not the historian you are. It is from the Ed Berry Collection and will be surrounded by a number of his treasures which have hardly ever seen the light of day.
Was your bike originally equipped with a Torpedo headlight?
Note: the Model K19 Deluxe Hornet was the 1958 Model as seen on the 1958 Fair Trade Prices page and on page 9 of the 1958 Schwinn Dealer Catalog. The Model K15 Hornet was also the 1958 Model as seen on the Fair Trade Prices page and...
Is yours the 16" frame? Please show more pictures of the pinstriping front and back. And your chainguard was used on the higher end BAs. The fore brake was readily available. Are your grips original?
Agreed! Plus the 1940 D97X-O didn't come equipped with either a fender light or a chainguard, i.e., this one must have had a tank. I sure would love to see a straight on picture of the pinstriping on the rear end. Where's Bob U?
I wanna see it painted
Painted black
Black as night
Black as coal
I wanna see the sun
Blotted out from the sky
I wanna see it painted, painted, painted
Painted black, yeah
If there's nice shiny chrome under that paint, the bike is a steal. The f-f-f-fenders look good. The flames on the yoke are beeechin'. $500.00 is a home run.
Also, the chainguard was new in 1940. The bike above has the 1940 chainguard. The really neat feature is the pinstriping detail on the fenders. Was that proprietary? The 1939 DX had Ashtabula forks, the bike above has 1940 DX truss forks. The two-tone green was not offered on the DX in...
I'm 77. I'll be 78 soon. The older I get, the more I believe in that age old truth, "Life's too short to ride around on an ugly bike."
Rust is not noble. Rust is the signature of disrespect and neglect. I might be old, but I ain't rusty.
My kids are dead. My wife is an invalid. Not...
Tim,
If you are genuinely a novice, take your new bike to a reputable bike shop and pay them to tune it. Once you have a solid baseline, you can begin the process of learning about the things on your bike that require regular attention. You can get hurt on a bike. Take your time and learn...
I want to remove the chrome from several forged parts, specifically one piece cranks and stems. I want to use muriatic acid and water. I need expert advice on the process. If you don't have significant hands on experience, please don't reply.
The predecessor to your bike was the 1948 B2CX. It was fitted with the same chain guard that had been used all the way back to the late 30s. Because the existence of a 1949 Schwinn Dealer Catalog has not yet been either proved or disproved, the model number of your bike can not be proved...
So, you're rolling down a steep hill to a busy intersection and the light turns red. You slam on the brakes and your formally rust encrusted chain takes a flyer. Will your friends come to see you at the Rehab Center?
Time is money. Pitch the rustbucket in the circular file and buy a nice...
Locked to a street sign on Broadway near Cedar Street, a block from the World Trade Center, this abandoned bicycle soon became an impromptu shrine to the messengers and delivery persons presumed to have been killed at the the World Trade Center. Flowers, coins, notes, and religious items were...
Germany invaded Poland in September of 1939. The Battle of Dunkirk took place in May of 1940. By December of 1941, our war machine had been grinding away for over two years. Frank W. Schwinn was an accomplished international business man and a man of high intellect. Nothing just happens.
So, for the OP, the best we've got so far is 1934, the proof being in the pudding. Surely, somebody owns an earlier bike and is willing to have a look.
To my best judgement, the crank has never been out of the bike, itself a dainty Lil' Lady of Unblemished Repute, offered first to an adoring public in 1936.
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