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My 58 Schwinn American. Found with longhorn red bars and massive chrome cyclecross pedals. The kind of pedals Ben Hur would have used if the Romans held bike races in the Hippodrome!
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Hi,
I don't know, when I say I found it this way I mean found. ;) It was a rescue from the trash just like my teens Pierce. The occasional perk of working 27 years at a solid waste transfer station.
 
Cool rider. What rims and tires are one that, tires look huge for a middleweight.
 
Cool rider. What rims and tires are one that, tires look huge for a middleweight.
If your referring to mine I don't know that either. They're modern rims. I think someone started with the frame and built it up. I couple month after I found the American an early 60s woman's Schwinn came in but the front end loader crunched her before I saw it. I salvaged what I could and thats where the bars, grips and pedals came from. As I recall from looking up the serial number it came off the line in November 1958, since I came off the line in March of 58 I figured it was meant to be and it and the Pierce I found dragged me into this cool and crazy hobby!

Gary
 
I got this American last week. I think it is a 56. It's missing the 2speed shifter and the saddle has been replaced. Should it have an "S" saddle? What was the first year for S7 rims?
Thanks,
Chris

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The paint looks clean based on the limited amount in the pics. Looks like it’s dated 8/2 or 8/3 1956 according to the list on the Schwinn forum (http://www.timesofplenty.com/2014/schwinnserial1952to1969.html). Here’s the catalog illustration from the Findlay collection ‘56 catalog.
Americans always had chrome S-7 1-3/4” rims starting in ‘55, their first year. The “S” seat wouldn’t be original, maybe someone else can chime in with the seat brand based on the catalog image. I believe “S” seats were introduced in the 1959 catalog. I’m open to being corrected, I don’t know it all.
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Thanks, I have seen that image, maybe its a Messinger saddle. I'll look for something similar. I have a really nice blue "S" saddle, Too bad its too new.
 
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