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Once upon a time..... Schwinn had a tabbed washer they used on front axles. This is not an anti-dropout washer as sometimes seen on various department store makes, and it must have existed in the 70s if not quite a bit earlier. There are 3 tabs on the washer. Two of them catch on the flats of...

Back in January there was a thread @Sven posted about a headline on Vice that was as follows: Well that thread covered all the issues and angles you would expect it to cover, with opinions all over the place as you might expect. The thread is here if anyone is interested in adding to it...

So as I was looking through the CABE yesterday I stumbled across an ad for some very nice looking display stands. They are a type I have seen before that hold the bike straight up with the tires off of the floor. These ones were particularly nice. I was drooling over them but I don't have room...

I know there are a bunch of different kinds. I just saw 2 different 1959 Schwinn middleweights on Ebay. One of them is 1959 for sure as the serial number is in the pictures. The other one is advertised as 1959. Both have "S" seats in the correct color. I am not in the market for either of...

I just tore down the New Departure D hub from my 53 Huffy for the second time. I've not had it on the bike yet, but it was making a bunch of noise. This is the version with steel-on-steel discs, and they really howl! But forget about that (for the moment anyway). There is a ratcheting noise...

I have no other pictures, nor any more infromation. Owner thinks it's a Schwinn. Random lugged frame with an "S" seat on it? Aren't the only lugged Schwinns Paramounts? Thoughts?

I need a stem wedge like this. There are no threads left in it. Like everything else I have been advertising for lately, it is 53 Huffy. I don't know who made the stem. Look at the steep angle on this, way steeper than Schwinn or any of the BMX ones. It seems to be closer to the cut used on...

I've posted pics of this before, but finally got around to tearing it down. I have had it since I was little kid, and with the badge and chainguard missing, never knew what brand it was. Cabers identified it as a 1953 Huffy. It looks like it might be a model 250, hiding in the upper right of...

How many types of "steer horn" or "swept back" bars did Schwinn have? In the 1959 catalog, the Speedster (and a few others) are listed as having "7800" handlebar. In another thread, @GTs58 posted this catalog page. It is from April 1962 and tells us that a 7800 is "S.B. 26x8 steer horn...

Wanted: one good straight (preferably new) New Departure model D rear axle. I'm looking for the one with the 2 raised areas at the center roughly 166mm wide.

This is from a 1953 Huffy 24. I'm not sure if it is original, but it likely is. Measurements are 10-3/4" by 9-3/8". Who made it? Any idea what model or what the covering looked like?

I'm looking for a crank and bottom bracket for a 1953 Huffy 24". Sorry I have no good pictures of the parts, as I do not have them. I posted a thread hoping to nail down what was originally used. I got some good information, but not enough to nail down exactly how to ID anything, or to make a...

So I was tearing down my 1953 Huffy 24 inch, and I can see why the chainguard was missing. The crank is wrong and could never have cleared a chainguard. It is also bent. The rest of the bottom bracket was screwed up as well, and I need to know what I have here so I can go looking or advertising...

Wanted a few 9-1/2" or 9-9/16" (243mm) double butted spokes, Torrington or similar. Also need a few nipples with only 2 flats, 3/4" or 18.5-19mm long including the heads. They don't need to be NOS, Used and/or ratty would do perfectly fine. Need about 7 of each but if you have less I could...

Wanted: a few used New Departure brake discs, steel on steel version. About 3 of discs of each type ought to do it. Thanks.

I just tore down a New Departure model D. There are no bronze discs inside. The keyed and unkeyed discs are all steel. When was this done and why? Was it a Korean War thing? Would you expect to see this in a hub from 1953?

What are my options for 24x2.125 tires? Looking mainly for blackwalls, and mainly for a tread pattern that would not look too out of place on an early 50s (or prewar for that matter) bike. As near as I can tell, modern tires in this size consist mainly of Schwinn brick-tread clones, and...

Are these original equipment? The catalog seems to show something else, as do the other 59-61 Speedsters posted recently. Also, which pedals were original equipment?

Wanted: Chainguard for a 1953 Huffy 24". The bike is brown with cream/green striping. Here are pictures from some old CABE postings (by other members) of what I think I am looking for. I suspect it was used, stripes and everything, in other years besides 1953. The first bike below is probably...

Wanted - KKT B-MX (RT-B-MX) 1/2" rat trap pedals. To be clear, B-MX is the model number, although they are BMX rat traps. There were many finishes, Prefer black but will look at any. Lousy condition OK, even preferable. I wouldn't want to use up a NOS set on a rider. Appearance varies a...

Wanted: Shimano 7 speed freewheel with 11 tooth cog. They did make some. In the early 2000s, I think. 11-28 and 11-34. Either would do. https://www.harriscyclery.net/product/shimano-11-34-thread-on-7-speed-freewheel-megarange-704.htm...

About that bumper thing that keeps the spring fork from banging the frame..... I bought a reproduction one for my 41 straightbar. This is one rubber piece that snaps around the frame where the fork legs would hit. Some frames have a little steel tube welded under the downtube that accepts 2...

These are currently for sale in the for sale section (not mine). I imagine some of you have painted frames. I have. Before the advent of modern special masking tapes, it was almost impossible to paint a different head tube color without bleeding at the join line. It didn't matter if you sprayed...

Over the last few days I have been straightening the steerer tube on the spring fork of my 41 Schwinn. There was so much rust inside the tube that the stem was pretty tight without even a wedge. I filled the tube up with evaporust and stuck it in front of a heater. It's nice and clean in there...

It looks like my stem survived straightening, so now I need a long bolt and wedge. 1941 Schwinn straightbar with razor stem. As I recall the long gone original was marked "AS". Anybody got an AS long bolt and wedge for sale?

Wanted: Prewar Schwinn deluxe headset cones. These are pretty shot. Goes with this type headset. If there should be a keyed washer, then I need that too. I am not sure if one was used with the spring fork. Both cones are a little under 36mm at the outer edge. This does not use an oversize...

From time to time I see repro "Whizzer" springs on Ebay, apparently to handle the extra weight of the Whizzer kit. I also understand Schwinn made their own heavy-duty spring for adult riders, but I never see those for sale. In old CABE threads it became clear that these new "Whizzer" springs do...

Should a razor stem on a 1941 Schwinn have an AS bolt for the wedge? The one in it is plain, but borrowed from another bike I have. I am mainly seeing the AS wedge bolt on pictures of postwar bikes, but I am almost certain that the original (or probably original) bolt that stripped back in the...

I was recently rebuilding 2 sets of Torrington 3-1/4" (ladies?) pedals. One set from my 53 huffy boys 24", and the other from my 41 Schwinn. I strongly suspect the Huffy's pedals are original to the bike. The ones on the Schwinn, I doubt it. These 2 sets of pedals are almost the same, but I...

Well Cabers, I haven't posted anything about the 41 Schwinn lately because I have been a little distracted. You see, I bought a pile of parts on ebay. This is what's left of a 1981 RaceLine Rainier 26 inch "Trail Cruiser". I had a new one back in 81. It looked like this. This was a...

What finish did Prewar Schwinn chain adjusters have originally? I just repaired one of mine that had a broken tip. I drilled a hole in it on the lathe, and silver soldered a bit of steel rod in. They have been covered in silver paint since the 70s, but are bare now. Cad plated? Zinc? Black...

The title sums it up. What front Derailleur options exist for a 25.4mm/1" seat tube? I am not having a lot of luck on Ebay. I am putting together a duplicate of a bike I had in the 80s (I'll post a thread about it when I get around to taking a picture of the pile of parts). I used a Huret back...

Looking for a badge for a 1953 huffy 24". Based on some 1953 Huffy 26" bikes that have been posted here on the CABE, and the shape of the shadow on the headstock (tall and rectangular), I think I need the one with the block letters "HUFFY" arranged vertically on a black background. I have also...

Wanted: Weinmann Vainqueur 800 long reach center pull brakes. Like this:

Looking for a saddle.... The one I am looking for is black vinyl and has a stamp (Schwinn Approved) on the side, almost as though it is pretending to be a real leather saddle, such as the Schwinn leather saddle used on early 60s Varsities, or a Brooks or Ideale. There may or may not be holes...

Straightening forgings, like Schwinn cranks, and forged stems. Have you done it successfully? Cold or hot? Torch? Big pipe? Did the parts stay straight after the repair? I have a forged crank with a slight bend, and also stem that may have been more level a few decades ago. I hear they...

Hi All. Title says it all. What size and thread are the nuts that hold the pedal blocks on a Torrington 9 (6?) short pedal? I'm pretty sure this is the same as on the 10. I don't see anything in my tap and die set that matches. Are they a proprietary thread? Or maybe Metric? These are the nuts...

Looking for a 40-41 52 tooth chainring. Maybe a 7" dogleg crank and bottom bracket set too. The 1939 and older version might do in a pinch. What do you have? Picture is from sm2501's old thread which has more pictures illustrating the difference between the two...

Got the rear hub apart on my 41 Schwinn, and I think the axle might be bent. The threads are pretty screwed up so I can't get the last cup off to roll it. In any event, it's pretty hatched and I need a new one. The threads look like 3/8-24 but aren't. There is a lot of conflicting information...

Wanted: Spokes. They are double-butted and measure about .062 in the middle and .080 on the ends. 14-16 gauge I guess? Need 10 for 26" S7 front rim with "Schwinn Approved" front hub. Cross 3 pattern. They measure 10-11/16" Need 3 for 26" S7 rear rim with Bendix Red Triple Band kickback...

How much fork rake on early 60s Schwinn middleweights?

I drug this middleweight out of storage the other day. It was my dad's bike. He got it used. As long as I can remember it had chrome (or maybe stainless) fenders on it, but they were dented and the front one didn't fit right. Sometime in the 80s I bought him some new Wald fenders, also chrome...

This is the bike that got me hooked on balloon tire bikes in the first place, at a time that I couldn't even touch the ground with my feet..... The badge is missing. I have always wondered what it is. Have you seen one of these, and if so, what badge did it have? Probably rectangular from the...

Hi Guys, I'm new here though I have been reading this board once and a while for a few years. There are a lot of great projects going in here. I'm glad to be here. I have just pulled my old Schwinn out of storage, and am hoping you guys can tell me when it was built and what model it is... or...