sworley
I live for the CABE
I recently acquired this bike out of a central Iowa barn. The seller had 5 bikes (4 Schwinns and one CWC) that he got from his uncle but I was only interested in this one.
I was glad I inquired for more pictures as the original ad had one photo and was taken from a perspective that by about the 3rd bike, you couldn't tell what was back there. I just had to know what else he had as it appeared all were men's cantilever frames. When I got the texts of the individual bikes in daylight I was elated that one of those cantilevers was a King Size. I told him I'd come that night and buy at least one.
Thankfully he was willing to sell bikes separately and I also picked up a '57 Hornet from him for $125 each. I didn't make a dime on the Hornet when I resold it but felt bad only buying one bike off of him as I think he wanted to sell the five as a lot. The others were an uninteresting Typhoon, a heavyweight skiptooth Schwinn repainted and missing all the cool bits and the CWC.
The pic below is from after I washed the barn grime off. I already have new tires and a correct rear reflector coming for it. The plan is to go through it this winter and add it to my collection.
Luckily this looks to be in decent, straight condition and should be easy to get back into good shape. Has the correct CT forged crank, extra welds and original parts sans seat. The Sturmey Archer S3C must've been added later as it appears to have a 79 date stamp. I wish it had the Bendix red band still but at least they re-used the S7 rim and thick gauge spokes...
I was glad I inquired for more pictures as the original ad had one photo and was taken from a perspective that by about the 3rd bike, you couldn't tell what was back there. I just had to know what else he had as it appeared all were men's cantilever frames. When I got the texts of the individual bikes in daylight I was elated that one of those cantilevers was a King Size. I told him I'd come that night and buy at least one.
Thankfully he was willing to sell bikes separately and I also picked up a '57 Hornet from him for $125 each. I didn't make a dime on the Hornet when I resold it but felt bad only buying one bike off of him as I think he wanted to sell the five as a lot. The others were an uninteresting Typhoon, a heavyweight skiptooth Schwinn repainted and missing all the cool bits and the CWC.
The pic below is from after I washed the barn grime off. I already have new tires and a correct rear reflector coming for it. The plan is to go through it this winter and add it to my collection.
Luckily this looks to be in decent, straight condition and should be easy to get back into good shape. Has the correct CT forged crank, extra welds and original parts sans seat. The Sturmey Archer S3C must've been added later as it appears to have a 79 date stamp. I wish it had the Bendix red band still but at least they re-used the S7 rim and thick gauge spokes...