The New World Racer had heavy tubes. It was basically a replica of the Superior or Paramount Racer.
Joe Bender-Zanoni
Great Notch, NJ
> After all the postings on this bike I had to go home and look at my
> Schwinn New World from the 30s/40s. The frame is virtually the same except
> for the fender eyelets and chainguard braze ons on mine. The decal and
> head tube badge are identical. I noticed in the ad the stem is more track
> oriented. The one on ebay has the short forged version that again is
> identical to the one on my bike. I agree that this is authentic as the
> crank and chainrings match the ad. My crank is the one piece astubula
> type. Still if the frame materials are alike then this is one heavy frame.
>
> Ray Homiski
> Elizabeth, NJ