Brian R.
Wore out three sets of tires already!
I've been offline for a while doing some boring home reno work. My good friend ccmerz summed it up nicely in the last post above. From the pic he posted you can see the bike in question in post 1 no longer has the original "starburst" paint on the top tube and down tube. The fenders on the 26" balloon tire bike were called "gothic" and the fenders on the 28" wheel bike were called "dropside". The gothic fenders were rounded smoothly with a single crease down the center.
I would also like to point out that the bike in post 1 has suffered a major collision and the top tube and the lower top tube and down tube are visibly bent.
I would also like to point out that the bike in post 1 has suffered a major collision and the top tube and the lower top tube and down tube are visibly bent.