I LOVE IT! If you came up behind me on the bike trail,...I'd pull over.
unpacked boxes full of parts today, assembled most of the bike to arrange or see what it actually looks like, have had a few more upgrades since last entry, Schwinn Feather Guard, and blocks for my Magna Pedals, great to recive both recently, Wingo hubs bought here on cabe, and sent in to be chromed. dogleg crank AS 36, chain ring is listed in the 1917 Schwinn Catalog on a World Truss Frame Model No. 1758, seat post is a Schwinn stingray extra length with a fabricated bracket to hold a NOS Persons 337 glass reflector behind and underneath the seat, and a raised AS seat post clamp, frame is a BA-107, so I came across a yellow 1948 license plate with the tin strap, the frame is a 48, a frame mounted pearsons 337 Reflector, seat tube has a Baillys Super Pump which I liked and is held by frame clamps, Schwinn original horn tank that has been chromed but still needs to be painted, Truss rods are solid and heavy duty custom, NOS Steer tube, pivot bolt modified for motorcycle side lights, S2 Schwinn rims both have expansion drum brakes, valve caps are motorcycle, seat is a 49 pan, whizzer spring, A.S. bolts replaced by custom cone design with uranium front reflectors mimicing Schwinn front fender bomb, have not recived them back yet, above springer is a Radsonne triple light, handelbars possibly NOS before I had them rechromed 1930 era, 32" width, non scripted brake handles, Wald cross bar rechromed with custom brackets, a Go-Light will be mounted on top in center (not shown) red and green wald reflectors on each end, Cycletruck Stem with Rowdy horns on both sides of stem, chrome bezels have not been reattached until painting is completed, brackets have been cadium platted, a Golden Meteor speedometer on the left, right side a bicycle Thermometer and a Du Page bicycle compass 1950s, next a Seiss hand crank siren 30s, pre war paperboy duck reflectors, and another handlebar mount Seiss hand crank racket horn, today just getting a visual on arrangements, still have other assorries to consider. more to come from fabricators, photos are kind of dark bad lighting today sorry,