SirMike1983
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Those are in good shape. I'd be inclined to see if a set of Panaracer Paselas would fit under those fenders on the Varsity.
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kostnerave
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I really like the quality of the Panaracer Paselas, but I found them to be a little big for fitting under a fender when inflated. My new go to tire is a Schwalbe Active Line K Guard. They fit much better under fenders and come in a white wall or tan wall. Plus, I like the phonetic similarity of Schwinn and Schwalbe!
COB
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borgward
Finally riding a big boys bike
Hope they don't get collectible and wind up hanging on some rich guys wall never used.
soddruntlestuntle
I live for the CABE
borgward
Finally riding a big boys bike
Those white fenders in Kostnerave's first picture look like the original plastic ones on my 1961 Continental. They look original. I have seen some after market plastic ones but they have more of a squarish profile.
kostnerave
Finally riding a big boys bike
Hi borgward,
The fenders on the Le Tour Tourist came stock on that model, offered for about two years. They are english Bluemels. After looking at pictures of the '61 Continental Tourist, I'm inclined to believe they used Bluemels on that model as well, albiet an older version with a rear reflector.
Schwinn Sales West
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
What you are seeing are early dealer installed accessories. In the 1960's the rear derailer was thought to be very vulnerable to damage from hanging down so low. So....the industry came up with an Accessory Protector that just screwed onto the axle threads. For the younger guys on the CABE they might think this is a Free Style Peg. It's funny looking back at this stuff with 60 years of hindsight and think how many MTB have been sold and ridden and nobody worries about the potential for rear derailer damage. The small wire and clear tubing thing you see below the front fender is called a Tire Saver, it was a common dealer installed accessory in the 1960's and 70's. It normally mounted to the brake pivot bolt, and you bent the metal mounting part so it "just cleared" the top of the tire tread to knock off the thorns, and glass. If you set it "too tight" it would wear the wire right through. As a kid, growing up and riding "sew-up bikes" in the Southwest with Thorns everywhere these were a "must have" option on your road bikes. Cycles Peugeot sold them to the dealers by the card for the dealer's wall. I'll be honest I have never seen one installed "under a full fender", only on fender less road bikes. The mechanic that did the brake cable was a rookie, but the mechanic that figured out how to install the Tire Saver under a fender was cleaver.
Very nice examples were saved here, good work.
John
GTs58
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I don't think those foot pegs will help protect the derailleur from being prone to damage from being so low. I never had an issue as a kid bending up my derailleur and I find it funny that an adult would install foot pegs for some reason. Let's see some pedal cap protectors!! 
The 20" geared sting rays are a different story. The first year Schwinn has the derailleur protector in the sales brochures was 1971, but I'm sure they were available for a few years prior.
The 20" geared sting rays are a different story. The first year Schwinn has the derailleur protector in the sales brochures was 1971, but I'm sure they were available for a few years prior.
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