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

[rennfaron]

Prewar Schwinn Stutz badged new world
I was inquiring about this one and then the seller sold it (maybe to someone on here). Was out of Waterloo, IA. It has very unique badging that I have never seen on a New World. Here is some info on the stutz badge that I could find on here: one; two; three. Rims were schwinn superior and had a fork lock and key. That one would have cleaned up really well. It has a superficial layer of grime/rust on it that would have been easily polished away to reveal some nice paint and plating. Last pic was me asking the seller to see what type of rims they were and it revealed some nice plating below...then said here is the pic but I sold it...

 

[49autocycledeluxe]

oooh still has chrome left on the wheels. what was the price?

 

[rennfaron]

$225. He said he traded it for some stuff...

 

[49autocycledeluxe]

good price.

 

[Miq]

Thanks for adding it to the conversation @rennfaron. We have not seen that badging before. Looks prewar (minus the one slat rear mudguard brace). Interesting set of upgrade parts like the 3 piece crank and Superior wheels but no hand brakes. What do you think is going on at the front hub? One side of it looks different. Was there any serial number disclosed for the bike?

 

[rennfaron]

No serial. Sold it before I could find anything else out. The thing on the front hub is what is left of a speedo, most likely stewart warner. I had a prewar racer that had one on there. Given that the speedo went missing, maybe the calipers/levers did as well...

 

[SirMike1983]

First time I have seen that badge.

 

[Miq]

@63caddy added this 39 survivor.

The rear derailleur is aftermarket. Top tube shifter says SIL made in Switzerland. Cool snowflake chainring and OG Wrights English saddle. T7 pedals.

 

[Miq]

 

[Alan Brase]

Just wanted to say I MISSED a New World at Davenport today. Shoulda coulda. Briefly checked the serial number and it seems like K41xxxx. Damned near functional. the old guy (my age old) seller said his daughter bought it a Wauseon, Ohio meet and rode it a lot those days. It was blue (no tranfers and I think not original), mens, elctroforged, wire stays, fenders, coaster brake, original rims and all bright work quite a bit of surface rust. Asking price $50. I got busy with some customers from England and by the time I got back there, the seller had gone home. Also saw a brazed Schwinn bent tube tandem, 5 speed badged "American"? had goofy saddles and ugly paint ,but well worth the $150 asking. On a positive note I did buy a more modern Roland tandem, in very good nick for $240. I got there so late, I cannot really judge if there was a lot of neat bicycle stuff.