Found Wanted: Schwinn truss fork 28”

[Wolfmac]

Looking for a Schwinn truss fork for pre-33 28” wheeled frame. Short steer tube. Can’t be bent. Will be repainted. Pic is for reference.

 

[tim elder]

28", 3-1/2 head tube, brazed truss rods.

 

[Wolfmac]

Thanks for the response but I only want to use a Schwinn fork. Truss rods are bolt ups.

 

[fat tire trader]

I'm not sure the year that they switched, but I think if you want a fork for a pre 1933 Schwinn, the rods are brazed to the bottom of the fork. I believe that post 33 they are not brazed...

 

[Wolfmac]

Interesting. I did not know that. Other than the racing models, the 28” wheel was gone by 36 I think. My frame doesn’t appear in the 33 and later literature that I have. Makes me wonder if I have the wrong fork on this one.

 

[fat tire trader]

Hopefully some others will chime in. I had 2 28" Schwinns that I lost in a fire. One had the brazed on rods and one did not. The earlier one had the square badge. Also, the frames were slightly different. I still have a fork with the brazed on rods that I don't need.

 

[Wolfmac]

Here is the frame I’m working with. It’s exactly like the red one.

 

[fat tire trader]

That looks like the later frame. Are the head badge holes vertical or horizontal? If I remember correctly, the earlier frame's center (lower) top tube was fish mouthed where it connected to the down tube.

 

[Wolfmac]

Vertical screw pattern. Takes the small oval badge.

 

[fat tire trader]

Yes, look for the fork with the separate rods.