Pre-war Red Devil resto

[Dick Howard]

I am restoring a pre-war Red Devil and would appreciate input from anyone with Red Devil knowledge, pics and/or parts. Thanks.

 

[rustjunkie]

Sounds cool, never seen one; can you post some pics of yours?

 

[fordmike65]

This it??

Good Lord! Racycle ain't got nothin' on that chainring!:eek:

 

[bricycle]

Welcome to the CABE Dick!

 

[fordmike65]

Welcome to the CABE Dick!

Don't you think that's a little rude Bri??

 

[decotriumph]

Holy mackerel! You'd only have to crank that chainring once an hour on level ground!

 

[Jeff54]

It would seem to me it's not likely there's more than one.. but who knows.. and yet which is the real deal here?

The one that has huge chain?

or the one that doesn't?

Me thinks one of these two is an impostor

Disclaimer: I never even heard of a Schwinn red devil until today.

Hum looks like somebody's made modifications. Here's the shot with the red devil, Alfred Letourneur and mini racer and the sticker on seat post tube is not the Schwinn top hat style that's on the others:

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[kccomet]

yea, lets see some pics of what your talking about, the schwinn pics above or a drysdale red devil are the only two that come to mind

 

[Jeff54]

Looks like there is more than 1 red devil here's a photo that says was a test attempt and it has a top hat sticker. round Schwinn logo as well, and the drop-out is smaller too. And Is that big scratches on the lower bar?, it looks like some type of script writing.

 

[bricycle]

Looks like there is more than 1 red devil here's a photo that says was a test attempt and it has a top hat sticker. round Schwinn logo as well, and the drop-out is smaller too. And Is that big scratches on the lower bar?, it looks like some type of script writing.

Note: Note feet (shoes) of guy holding the bike up behind the flaring.... solid chainwheel must have been heavy....