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

[JPKelley5]

The paint patina on this is just beautiful @JPKelley5 !

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Yeah, the primer/topcoat combo wouldn’t be bad by design!


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[Casual dreamer]

Here are some pics of my wartime Schwinn New World I just bought, has bicycle license from 1944 still on it. Black out sprocket, hubs, headset, Seat post, mud guard braces,Torrington 8 pedals. Has the Lobdel victory saddle. I'm very happy to own this piece of history!

 

[Miq]

Great victory bike @Casual dreamer !! Thank you for the pic of the serial. Amazingly enough your bike lands just before JPKelley's bike in the previous post. I love how many of these wartime bikes have been uncovered this year!

Thanks Casual dreamer.

 

[JPKelley5]

Great victory bike @Casual dreamer !! Thank you for the pic of the serial. Amazingly enough your bike lands just before JPKelly's bike in the previous post. I love how many of these wartime bikes have been uncovered this year!

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Thanks Casual dreamer.

It’s her older brother. Very cool!


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[Just Jeff]

Just got this one today. 1941-42. Serial would lead me to think 1942, but it has no blackout parts. I’ll be cleaning it this week so I can see if the cranks have a date code on them at that time.

 

[1motime]

Great bike! What are the 4 small holes on the crank sprocket around the crank arm?

 

[Miq]

@Just Jeff Nice bike! That's the one from @whizzer1 I'm glad to finally see the serial number. It is going to clean up nicely. I really like the chain guard, OG saddle, cycle counter and large rear sprocket. Very happy that you are going to clean it up and make it ride-able. It's going to be a sweet bike. Please let me know if you can find a date on the crank. We have been going with 1942? for the early I serial bikes. When I pulled my H serial crank it just said 502 for the Schwinn part number. I hope your bike can shed more info on this. You are officially the earliest I serial (Wartime) bike on the list. Looking forward to seeing how this bike comes out!

 

[Just Jeff]

@1motime, I don’t know the particulars on the extra holes on the sprocket, but it seems to be common on the prewar non skip tooth 4 hole sprockets.

@Miq, it is the one whizzer had for sale. I will report back what I find on the cranks when I get it apart. Will be this week for sure, just don’t know when exactly. I’ve been looking for one for a while now and couldn’t pass this one up. Looking forward to getting it ready to ride!

 

[Miq]

@Just Jeff if you need any info on sizes of bearings etc. let me know. I have a lot of info collected on this era New World. Yours is very close to my H serial.

@1motime The holes are for the dog leg crank pin to engage with the sprocket.

 

[1motime]

@Just Jeff if you need any info on sizes of bearings etc. let me know. I have a lot of info collected on this era New World. Yours is very close to my H serial.

@1motime The holes are for the dog leg crank pin to engage with the sprocket. View attachment 1249172

That is interesting! Obviously one is used for crank pin. But to drill 4? Holes sometimes wear but that sort of anticipation is strange!