Vintage Orignal Schwinn World

[3-speeder]

Nice looking bike Kenny. I think it's a '53 as well. I like to use re-cycle.com for Schwinn serial numbers here
http://re-cycle.com/History/Schwinn/SwnB_Serial.aspx
Same Headbadge as my '53 but mine does have the tubular fork underneath a hideous repaint. Not exactly sure of the model I have.

 

[Kenny Middendorf]

Nice looking bike Kenny. I think it's a '53 as well. I like to use re-cycle.com for Schwinn serial numbers here
http://re-cycle.com/History/Schwinn/SwnB_Serial.aspx
Same Headbadge as my '53 but mine does have the tubular fork underneath a hideous repaint. Not exactly sure of the model I have.
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thanks 3-speeder, sounds dumb but i cant recall a tublar fork on a old schwinn , i would have thought it was the wrong forks. like i said before , live n learn !!

 

[3-speeder]

thanks 3-speeder, sounds dumb but i cant recall a tublar fork on a old schwinn , i would have thought it was the wrong forks. like i said before , live n learn !!

Here's the top of the tubular fork on my '53 Schwinn. Don't have any great pictures of this bike yet but it's a nice riding 3-speed that's for sure.

 

[rhenning]

Here is a picture of a 1953 Traveler and a 1953 Varsity and you will see the same similar features as the bike in question. Roger

 

[markivpedalpusher]

Here is another auction find I have been lucky to find . no one wanted it for more than the 15.00 i had to give for it .It could use a stem and handle bars , looks like it was dropped on them from the rafters of a barn or something. I aired up the original tires and rode it the whole weekend. great bike ! cant wait to clean him up and cruise to work on it this summer.

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I really dig the paint scheme on this bike - the fender darts are cool!

 

[49autocycledeluxe]

these bikes are so cool! I have a 1960 "RACER" with fatter S-2's and no fenders I like to ride. one of these would be more cool. I like the single speed freewheel.

 

[HARPO]

Beautiful! And it probably cost more in gas to get to the auction than you paid for the bike.
I can't believe the condition of the paint!!!![/QUOTE]

 

[rollfaster]

Here’s what it looks like now with a nicer condition handlebar and Whitewalls. Fork has been straightened also.

 

[GTs58]

Rob, are you now the caretaker of that beauty? I really like the blue, and it's definitely not as common as the red/maroon.

 

[rollfaster]

Rob, are you now the caretaker of that beauty? I really like the blue, and it's definitely not as common as the red/maroon.

Yes sir, I am. This thing rides as smooth as silk and demands attention whenever I ride it.