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When did they stop using skip tooth chains on Schwinns

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@GTs58
Good stuff, I'm confident the 57 bike I have is factory 1"

Is the bike a middleweight? If not, it may be a 52-53 since some of the serials were used all three years. Never have I seen an original unmolested 1957 Schwinn with 1" pitch.
 
Is the bike a middleweight? If not, it may be a 52-53 since some of the serials were used all three years. Never have I seen an original unmolested 1957 Schwinn with 1" pitch.
I had considered that, although the bike is metallic paint. The serial number does match 1952 and 1957 both
 
Ok, had a minute to get pics. Help me out please. Thought it was a 57, maybe Its not. Paint is Metalic just might not show well, it's dirty. I didn't think twice about the skip tooth till this thread popped up.

Bike sure appears OG Unmolested. It's Uncleaned & Unopened, comes complete with cob webs, mold, dirt and patina, lol. I put tires on it.

I bought it locally on a ad without a photo just said "old bike", from original owners family, it was the cottage bike "up north"
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Very nice unmolested Streamliner @Balloontyre
I'd open it up and get the batteries out of the tank and light.
The 1957 Streamliner was model # F16, and the F denotes a middleweight. Only ballooners in 57 was the Wasp and Phantom. So the SN letter is D 0076X? December 1953 stamping date so a 1954 model Streamliner.
 
@GTs58 thanks for all the info, good stuff!
I also find the serial number listed as 1952, so I'm guessing the metallic paint is the tell that points to 54 model vs 52?
 
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