prewar Schwinn DX...what's the story???

[sm2501]

Here's a bike out of my arsenal. Unusual thing is the brake lever, pork chop, cranks, handlebars are all stamped with the same numbers. Any idea's on why? Any other bikes out there with similar stampings?

 

[Schwinn499]

I had a 70s bike like this, every thing was stamped with a number, seemed to be for anti theft reasons and or registration purposes.

 

[sm2501]

Here's another pork chop with stampings. I don't think this was a security thing, but thinking more of a gov't or gov't contractor thing. But that's just a guess.

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[Schwinn499]

Could be, but if so why not just on one part or the frame if for records purposes. Hitting every part insures it's retrieval even if the bike is parted. Seems to be the logic to me. Plus the bike that had it on it that I had was a local his and hers speedster/breeze pair that I just bought the men's but they both had the stamps, so doubtful it wasn't civilian owned.

 

[GTs58]

I'm thinking along the lines of what Cody said. When I registered my new 64 Varsity with the City of Mesa the Fireman carved the whole bike up with an engraver matching the number on the license plate. Rims, stem, crank, frame, and bars. Pissed me off.

 

[rustjunkie]

wow, luvin' this bike! Delivery or rental fleet maybe?
May be a longshot but:
@cyclingday has The World's Most Interesting Schwinn which I believe is a bona fide Western Union cycle. It's set up in a similar fashion and has those bars.
Does your bike have any #'s stamped into it, Marty?

 

[Kansan]

Will the bike be at the Tex swap on Oct 14th?

 

[cyclingday]

No number stampings on the Western Union bike, but studio lot or factory fleet is kind of what I was thinking as well.

 

[bricycle]

A for Air Force?

 

[rustjunkie]

That's some Mile-a-Minute Mike gearing right there