@SirMike1983, your comment about the similarity between Lobdell rims and the Schwinn Superior rims got me thinking. I posted a 1942 CWC-built "Fleet Wing" victory bike a while back, but I never saw any marking on the rims. This morning I got out my reading glasses and did some gentle cleaning and the CWC's rims are marked (it's faint, but it's there), and they are
very similar to the Superiors. For comparison:
I picked this up last weekend. Looking at Phil Marshall's chart, 1942? And what is the 42 V on the U.S. Chain Tread tires?
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