Wartime Schwinn New World Bikes - We Know You Have Them - Tell Us About Them!!

[SirMike1983]

SailorBenjamin at least used to own a post-war New World with serial # E20071. If I recall, this had the usual post-war set up with electroforged frame, rear fender eyelet, and stamped braces.

 

[Miq]

Thanks @SirMike1983 I appreciate you adding a bunch of info on the later model bikes.

 

[SirMike1983]

What you are doing gathering this information is interesting. I never really paid too much attention to the serial numbers. The longstanding wisdom was that pre-48 serial numbers were difficult, at best. I ended up focusing on features and the various options that turn up in terms of the parts. But it's interesting to get the serial numbers and features charted out together, and you've done a pretty good job of it.

 

[Miq]

What you are doing gathering this information is interesting. I never really paid too much attention to the serial numbers. The longstanding wisdom was that pre-48 serial numbers were difficult, at best. I ended up focusing on features and the various options that turn up in terms of the parts. But it's interesting to get the serial numbers and features charted out together, and you've done a pretty good job of it.

Thanks SirMike! Prewar serials are difficult and confusing. If no one ever attempts to figure it out, then we are stuck saying “well no one really knows...” forever. This community can help fill in some of the clues with physical evidence.

We have the bikes, Schwinn made them during the war with blackout mixmaster parts and war tires. Let’s talk about them and see what we can figure out. If other people add more info, like you have, we will get even more data to help figure it out. Like you said it’s already starting to show some trends...

Who else has a wartime bike to share?

 

[bikepaulie]

@bikepaulie That’s the beautiful bike I listed as Eric’s in the tables above. That one rear wire brace seems to be a K serial thing so far...
Any idea what the serial number is on the 1939 you have with the rear forks??

Thanks!!

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[Miq]

Thanks @bikepaulie !! That fits nicely.

What about info on some of the other older bikes? @DonChristie @manuelvilla @bobcycles is there any more info you can share on the bikes above?

 

[DonChristie]

The new world i had for sale was not mine and it is long gone, sorry!

 

[Miq]

@DonChristie Thank you for the update. Hopefully another member will run into it again someday and let us know more about it. It is in great shape.

 

[bricycle]

https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/super-ryo-bee-project.139073/

 

[Miq]

@bricycle That Ryobi project is sweet! Truly custom fab. Thank you for pointing to the 1940 New World frame you are using. It fits in the chart exactly where the missing DonChristie bike used to be. Thank you for participating in this serial number project, every bike (even just a frame) adds lots of data. You rock! It looks like the frame changed from rear forks to rear dropouts somewhere between C serials and D serials. @SirMike1983 @bikepaulie you'll dig this. Check it out:

@manuelvilla @bobcycles Can you help us with any info on the bikes you have come across?