Early (PREWAR) Schwinn New World Lightweight Chain Guard Question??

[GTs58]

So those are not Schwinn fenders? What about the red bike shown in post 18 in this thread. Looks pretty original Why was this done more than once?

That bike in post 18 is not what they say it is. The site where that is posted says that's a 1945 model but it's probably a put together piece and not factory built as you see it. One fact proves they are wrong and they don't know what that bike is. Schwinn was electro-forging their head tubes and top tube and down tubes to the head tube during war time, 1943 with the J serial numbered war time New Worlds. That so called 1945 New World was built in 1942 or earlier and it's clearly visible the top tube and down tubes were not electro-forged to the head tube. The flat fender braces were last seen on the 39 New Worlds before they had the rear drop outs that started with the 1940 models.

1945 Schwinn New World bicycle at Classic Cycle | Classic Cycle Bainbridge Island Kitsap County

1945 Schwinn New World bicycle on display at Classic Cycle, a bike shop and museum located on Bainbridge Island near the Seattle ferry terminal

classiccycleus.com

 

[Autocycleplane]

Just a couple of clarifications on the prewar hardware. Ladies models used larger tubing so the clamp is 1/8” larger in diameter not length. Also the longer version shown was to keep pants/skirts from rubbing or getting caught in the sprocket from the left side and pops up on many/most models by 1940. Not sure when this change to the long clamp bracket was first introduced though, I probably have them on some bikes that shouldn’t.