Re: [CR]Schwinn probably 1950's with Large Gear - was eBay Outing. Is this po...

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Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 21:02:27 -0700 (PDT)
From: "David Feldman" <feldmanbike@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Schwinn probably 1950's with Large Gear - was eBay Outing. Is this po...
To: ABikie@aol.com, joebz@optonline.net, Raoul.L.Delmare@worldnet.att.net, smithy@cyclesmithy.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org, BruceCumberland@comcast.net
In-Reply-To: <14c.2235261b.2c573b41@aol.com>


The frame and fork look like a Schwinn World Traveler I used to have--never knew what year the bike was, but it had an alloy-shell SA hub with a 1954 date.
David Feldman
Vancouver, WA


--- ABikie@aol.com wrote:


> In a message dated 7/28/2003 10:32:52 PM Eastern
> Daylight Time,
> joebz@optonline.net writes:
>
> >
> > >>>Well, I don't doubt that it's one of a kind,
> I'm sure a Schwinn maven
> > >>>could glance at the decals and tell instantly
> the model that this bike
> > >>>started life but it looks to me that somebody
> stuck a stayer chain
> > wheel
> > >>>on an ordinary kid's bike. Ridden to a world's
> record? I rather think
> > >>>not. Not with that kid's saddle, a
> conventionally raked fork and
> > >>>handlebars which hardly permit an aerodynamic
> tuck. "In the Schwinn
> > >>>family collection"???
> > >>>
> > >>>What is this thing?
> > >>>
> > >>>Martin Needleman
> > >>>Annapolis, MD
> > >>>------------------------------
> >
> Whew!
> I agree with Martin's line of reasoning. At first
> glance with eyes squinted,
> I got reflections of the Alf LeTourneur bike (that I
> couldn't resist trying
> when it came to our shop in the late 60's while 'on
> tour' with the '64 powder
> blue Paramount track tandem from that year's
> Olympics.)that had a massive
> chainwheel and reverse stayers fork.
>
> This looks like a project in which someone took a
> Schwinn'Racer' single
> speed coaster brake bike (might still have a
> coaster)
> I agree it wouldn't even be fun to ride- the parts
> except for the
> iron-looking Ashtabula Bow and Socket chainwheel are
> very Vanilla- probably 26x 1.375
> american Lightweight tire size, Steel Endrick or
> Westrick chaped rims, and maybe
> 50 lb on Earth, lighter on the Moon where it
> belongs.,
>
> To me, with the chainwheel it would be worth a
> couple hundred dollars but
> life is getting short, space is gettign limited, and
> the condition of that piece
> is bad from even 10 feet.
>
>
> Hey, if anyone knows of anything interesting in the
> morgan Hill area Sat thru
> Monday nite, I'll be a guest of Specialized
> attending their dealer pow wow
>
>
> Happy Bidding-
> Larry Black
> Mt Airy, Md.
>
>
>
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