1957 Schwinn Deluxe Hornet

[lordscool]

This bike has been upgraded substantially from original. I don't think 57 came with built in kickstands. Either way it will be a nice bike for someone.

 

[mrg]

Sorry for clogging up your thread, was just trying to clarify model changes ( guess there could be a whole new thread on this ), my 57 & 58 Deluxe's have built in stands but the catalogs aren't clear so who knows, your springer is not Schwinn so who knows what went on. GLWS

 

[KevinBrick]

My 57 & 58 deluxe Hornet’s have detachable kickstands ..

 

[lordscool]

My 57 & 58 deluxe Hornet’s have detachable kickstands ..

This one does too. I put a double KS on it. Works really nice.

 

[LarzBahrs]

Sorry for clogging up your thread, was just trying to clarify model changes ( guess there could be a whole new thread on this ), my 57 & 58 Deluxe's have built in stands but the catalogs aren't clear so who knows, your springer is not Schwinn so who knows what went on. GLWS

That fork looks like a Schwinn Springer to me

 

[mrg]

Sorry, not usa vintage Schwinn springer, the legs are different but the biggest giveaway is the chrome spring holder, shaped completely different than OG Schwinn. GLWS

 

[Hoagie57]

The 54 and earlier Hornets were just Hornets and would be classified as a deluxe model and they had the built in. Starting 1955 they had the two versions of the Hornet and they had the detachable. In 1957 both were middleweights.

I have a 54 Hornet ..no build in kickstand

 

[Jeff54]

It came with an original springer that makes it a deluxe i saw no evidence of a kickstand removed from it. Are you interested in buying it mrg?

That's not an original springer nor can be sure it's Schwinn too. Albeit it's a good looking resto-mod up grade. Kudos for that.

Photo not clear enough for me to see if spring crown is oval-round but looks slightly square regardless, the fork legs are definitely not from the 50's or even 80's. At best; the fork legs are from the 90's China Springers. Why? the top, flat area where bolts go, is way too long which happened in the 90's. I Own a 55 flat bar Deluxe Hornet, it has added kick stand. Also 55 Black Phantom, welded kick stand and both have Schwinn's 1955 'New Style' Springers and multiple 90's Deluxe ( repops of the 'New style' springer but longer flat area on fork legs but like older, with Oval-round springer crown)

Never seen a black and ivory deluxe Hornet, did they make one? B/C Deluxe are two tone colors. Green/turquoise-blue. Blue/light blue, red/black etc. Special 'Deluxe' two tone while black and ivory would be ordinary or standard. .

Moreover, if that Springer was originally black then; with what appears to be simi square springer crown and long flat leg tops (Can spot em a mile away) it came off of the 2015 Schwinn Deluxe 7. B/C this is around the time China Schwinn started making the springer spring crown simi square and hard to even tell if Schwinn or just any old aftermarket copy. I mean, so hard that, I doubt anybody can tell the difference between aftermarket and what China did to them around 2015. https://bikerumor.com/schwinn-prepares-for-120th-anniversary-with-new-bikes-for-2015/