Schwinn spoke lengths for front standard hub vs front drum brake hub?

[GTs58]

1950s as used on Phantoms, etc. per the original post. Wasn't the high/low out of production by then?

Possibly, but no picture or mention of the flange being discussed. Some people have an issue with mis-dating their bikes and that can throw a wrench in the conversation about what the correct part(s) are.

 

[elginkid]

Wow, interesting info, thanks. I've never seen that "high/low" flange hub. Not sure why they would have made it like that, with two different sized flanges, you'd then have different relative spoke angles on each side of the wheel, must have had a sloppy look. It would seem a lot better for not only aesthetics, but for overall tension balance etc to have the two flanges be the same. Perhaps this is why they did away with this high/low hub.

The front drum brake hub I have is the same as the one in the photos posted by elginkid. Both flanges are pretty large and are the same as each other, it's the "Large Flange Heavy Duty Fore-Wheel Brake" shown in the catalog page above.

The brake hub I have came on a `50's Phantom that I picked up, but there's evidence that this bike had been somewhat tampered with during it's lifetime and I feel I cannot trust the originality of the parts. In other words, I cannot say for sure that this brake hub originally came on a `50's Phantom, but it sure looks like a drum brake hub that would have come originally on a `50's Phantom.

Sturmey Archer’s older drum brake front hubs also had differing height hub flanges, they really don’t look weird once they’re on the bike.

 

[eagle123]

Sturmey Archer’s older drum brake front hubs also had differing height hub flanges, they really don’t look weird once they’re on the bike.

Wow, nice!

 

[psycho potsie]

When need spokes a front drum
O would take the spokes

 

[psycho potsie]

When I needed spokes for Schwinn from drum.
I would take spokes from a Schwinn rear New Departure hub. Size is 10 and 5/8ths..
Install 4 cross.. has always worked Great !
10 5/8ths 4 Cross..
Just laced another one up a few weeks ago..
Always works Great for me..
I'm no expert.. so I like to have another wheel around to compare and copy..

 

[BFGforme]

I believe the high low was still in the catalog in 53 as a option…