I would say that's a New World Racer and close to stock.
Joe Bender-Zanoni
Great Notch, NJ
<classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 12:20 PM Subject: RE: [CR]Schwinn track Bike On EBay
> Thank you,
> I agree, I think that it is a very nice period conversion. A Hot Rod.
>
> Chris Ioakimedes
> http://www.fattiretrading.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Derek
> Willburn
> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 9:09 AM
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: Re: [CR]Schwinn track Bike On EBay
>
> The reference I have says these were touring bikes and
> started in 1940. The ebay bike must have been
> converted and originally would have had fenders,
> chainguard, touring bars, spring seat and kick back
> hub or calipers -could be a period conversion though.
> The paint looks original with the pinstriping. The
> pictures I have also show a forward openning rear
> dropout.
>
> Derek Willburn
> Long Beach, CA
>
> --- chris ioakimedes <chriseye@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> >
> > Hello,
> > I saw this Schwinn on Ebay. Item #6509354026. It
> > looks to me like it is
> > not really a track bike, but a Schwinn lightweight
> > that someone has
> > converted to look like a track bike. Look at the
> > seat cluster. Does
> > anyone know?
> > Thanks,
> > Chris Ioakimedes
> > http://www.fattiretrading.com
> >
> >
> >
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