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Congrats on the new New World @Oilit ! ...... I've been trying to find an early 47 year stamped SA hub and the earliest one I remember seeing was a 47 - 7. SirMike might be the owner of that one now and I think that one I came across when it was picked up by Matt aka mbstude. Here's one that was also on a Continental. Matt had another Continental with a serial real close to your NW and some info is posted below. It would be interesting to know how many weeks/months it was from the time the raw hub shells were stamped to the time Schwinn had them on the assembly line. I'd take an educated guess and say it was to 6-8 weeks.
No. They're replacements, like the seat and the grips. I wish it still had the originals, but sometimes you take what you can get. If you have a spare set, let me know.
Congrats on the new New World @Oilit ! ...... I've been trying to find an early 47 year stamped SA hub and the earliest one I remember seeing was a 47 - 7. SirMike might be the owner of that one now and I think that one I came across when it was picked up by Matt aka mbstude. Here's one that was also on a Continental. Matt had another Continental with a serial real close to your NW and some info is posted below. It would be interesting to know how many weeks/months it was from the time the raw hub shells were stamped to the time Schwinn had them on the assembly line. I'd take an educated guess and say it was to 6-8 weeks.
Thank you!
Interesting that hub you posted still doesn't have the "Three-Speed" stamp, when the 1949 that @Gavin posted does. I've wondered about the dates on the hubs too. 6 to 8 weeks sounds reasonable, I get the impression the hubs were pretty high value and they didn't leave them around to collect dust. Gavin's bike:
I just picked up this 49 Schwinn New World and have done a couple things to it but not much. The guy i got it from put some modern parts on it and im in the process of trying to get it corrected. I picked up a seat post clamp and stem from a 1959 schwinn frame, possibly a racer or something...
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Just hit me in the head after looking at your posting above. Pasadena was in LA County so the G in your stamping is most likely a town designation. There are three G towns in LA County.
I also have no firm idea on when date stamping resumed on the WWII era hubs. The no-date hubs I've seen appeared on bikes from immediately before the war and with a couple years after. The blue Continental had a 47 date code, if I recall correctly. I sold it back to Matt when I moved back to New England.
At one time I thought it might be export-related because the 36 hole hubs were mainly for export (the English used 40 hole for the most part). But then I came across a couple no-date hubs with 40 holes drilled (I have one on a pre-war Phillips roadster), so that went out as well.
I've seen some 1950s era hubs with no date codes, but they had silver cones and splined drivers, so these are kind of a separate issue than the WWII era ones with threaded drivers.
The one place I have not really checked is Tony Hadland's new Hub of the Universe book about Sturmey. Maybe there's an explanation in there, I just haven't had a chance to read though it yet.
Just hit me in the head after looking at your posting above. Pasadena was in LA County so the G in your stamping is most likely a town designation. There are three G towns in LA County.
That makes sense. According to Wikipedia, L.A. county has a greater land area than Delaware and Rhode Island combined, and a larger population than 41 of the 50 states, so if this was some kind of registration system, they needed a way to narrow it down!
Congrats on the new New World @Oilit ! ...... I've been trying to find an early 47 year stamped SA hub and the earliest one I remember seeing was a 47 - 7. SirMike might be the owner of that one now and I think that one I came across when it was picked up by Matt aka mbstude. Here's one that was also on a Continental. Matt had another Continental with a serial real close to your NW and some info is posted below. It would be interesting to know how many weeks/months it was from the time the raw hub shells were stamped to the time Schwinn had them on the assembly line. I'd take an educated guess and say it was to 6-8 weeks.
Your post sent me looking for Matt's other bike and it took some digging but I found it. You're right, the serial is real close, and going by the ad, the rear hub looks identical. Here are the links:
Having gone through a few things recently, I decided that I needed a fun project. I like working on bikes and riding the wheels off of them, so this is the result.. I have one nice original Conti, and decided to do this one up as a custom build. I have some cool parts and pieces on hand and it...
Ended up with more bikes than I can build lately, so time to simplify things. 1948 Continental 26" men's bike. I believe the frames on these are CroMo. All prices are obo; include shipping in the lower 48. Frame and fork. $125. Has been media blasted and is bare. S7 stainless 3 speed...
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And the Continental he sold to @SirMike1983 and then bought back is a really nice example. I can see how that would cause second thoughts!
Too many bikes, not enough storage space. Mostly original, and pretty nice opalescent blue Continental. Bike has been disassembled, cleaned, lubed and shined up. It's a very, very nice riding bike. Stainless S6 wheelset, Torrington 10 pedals, 3 speed rear hub. Original lever shifter and...
Your post sent me looking for Matt's other bike and it took some digging but I found it. Your right, the serial is real close, and going by the ad, the rear hub looks identical. Here are the links:
Having gone through a few things recently, I decided that I needed a fun project. I like working on bikes and riding the wheels off of them, so this is the result.. I have one nice original Conti, and decided to do this one up as a custom build. I have some cool parts and pieces on hand and it...
Ended up with more bikes than I can build lately, so time to simplify things. 1948 Continental 26" men's bike. I believe the frames on these are CroMo. All prices are obo; include shipping in the lower 48. Frame and fork. $125. Has been media blasted and is bare. S7 stainless 3 speed...
thecabe.com
And the Continental he sold to @SirMike1983 and then bought back is a really nice example. I can see how that would cause second thoughts!
Too many bikes, not enough storage space. Mostly original, and pretty nice opalescent blue Continental. Bike has been disassembled, cleaned, lubed and shined up. It's a very, very nice riding bike. Stainless S6 wheelset, Torrington 10 pedals, 3 speed rear hub. Original lever shifter and...
It was a nice bike. I kept the black New World and sold back the Continental because I just got more attached to the New World. The Continental was a nicer, lighter, faster bike. But I had just gotten attached to the New World for some reason. I took the proceeds and bought a 1951 Raleigh Clubman though. So I did not end up with that much more free space in the end.
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