Pulled my Dad's bike off the garage wall after 25 years. Anyone have any insight as to what it is? It's a fixed gear bike that seems to have a lot of the same parts as a 1938 Schwinn Racer: Persons saddle, New Departures Model D hubs (rear with brake), Schwinn handlebars, etc. Also has AFA Zefal Lapize toe clips and great wooden rims.
Though my Dad's been dead for more than 40 years, I remember him telling me that when he bought the bike in Milwaukee, WI, it was white, and the first day he had it he rode through fresh tar and completely tarred up the bike, so he stripped it down and repainted it to the current dark blue and put the stripes on it (actually done pretty nicely).
The fact that it was white when new and because of the parts, I thought maybe it was a Paramount, but the frame is wrong for that I think -- it's lugged but not with the fancy lugs of a Paramount and it has a strange split bottom-bracket shell and angled rear fork-ends.
It was likely bought in the late thirties when he was a teenager. Still has a 1949 Milwaukee bike license plate on it. As kids, we were always fascinated by the wood rims and used to ride it quite a bit. Any idea what it is? Thanks.
Though my Dad's been dead for more than 40 years, I remember him telling me that when he bought the bike in Milwaukee, WI, it was white, and the first day he had it he rode through fresh tar and completely tarred up the bike, so he stripped it down and repainted it to the current dark blue and put the stripes on it (actually done pretty nicely).
The fact that it was white when new and because of the parts, I thought maybe it was a Paramount, but the frame is wrong for that I think -- it's lugged but not with the fancy lugs of a Paramount and it has a strange split bottom-bracket shell and angled rear fork-ends.
It was likely bought in the late thirties when he was a teenager. Still has a 1949 Milwaukee bike license plate on it. As kids, we were always fascinated by the wood rims and used to ride it quite a bit. Any idea what it is? Thanks.
