Help id this old track bike

[Fixedwheel]

I'm trying to help an organization here in town id this track bike. Not much to add to the pictures, other than the stem is a Schwinn.

Thanks!

 

[Fixedwheel]

More pics:

 

[fat tire trader]

Try posting it on the Classic Rendezvous email list
http://www.classicrendezvous.com/
chris ioakimedes
Fairfax, California
www.fattiretrading.com

 

[redline1968]

26 or 28 rims? looks like it had a front caliper brake or wrong fork

 

[Fixedwheel]

700c on the wheels....

The fork seems original, based on not much other than similar castings, construction, etc. To my eye, it's a track fork..flat, very little clearance, etc.

Thanks,

Fixedwheel

 

[jmagruder10]

If intrested in selling the bike contact me at [email protected]

Also what is the bolt in the top of the seat tube, did someone drill a hole in the frame to hold the seat post in place?

 

[Major Taylor Archive]

The rear fork ends and the seat stay caps look British, maybe Armstrong ?

Jim

 

[sam]

The williams chain ring will have a date code stamped on the back side

 

[ftwelder]

I guess is it's a 1930's Schwinn. The seat binder is Schwinn and I am sure I have seen that seat stay eye work on a Schwinn before. The lug cut would be a good clue to someone in the know.

 

[Fixedwheel]

Thanks for the replys.

FTWelder.. Frank The Welder? Yeah the nut is Schwinn, not sure the bolt is. Will have to go back and look.. fairly sure it isn't.

Sam, can you educate me this company Williams? British? Will look for a date code, but didn't see one off hand.

The bike is not mine, and not for sale.

My thoughts were that it is a British machine, but my second guess was Schwinn... so back to square one! I'm about to post to the CR site. It came from Montana, so that's a slight nod to it being a Schwinn. But a British bike living in MT could easily have Schwinn bits added to it over time.

The most interesting bits to me where the lower lug/ht/headset area and fork crown... everything else seemed pretty mundane. The fork tips are vaguley interesting.. slotted inboard as opposed to on center.

Fixedwheel