New Arrival: Another 1947 Schwinn Continental

 

Here's another find and yet another project: a 1947 Schwinn Continental. I owned a similar bike some years ago, but ended up selling it back to the previous owner when I had to move.

This bike is very similar: standard frame size (about 22 inches), same color (aluminum-blue), and good condition. The rear hub is an undated Sturmey Archer AW hub, and the front hub is a duraluminum Schwinn type.

The frame is Chrome-Molybdenum steel with thin tube walls. It has the usual three-armed spider, 46 tooth chain ring, and cottered cranks. 

 

The brakes are Schwinn-built steel calipers. It is missing the Schwinn brake levers and the desirable (expensive) double-adjustable stem. I'll source some replacement parts that will work for this bike.

These bikes are good riders, and fairly light in weight for their time. The lightened Schwinn stainless S6 rims are a big plus on these bikes.

 

The fenders are made of fairly thin stainless steel. They have the wire braces that connect to the Continental type frame braze-ons.

This bike even has its original bike shop sticker on it, from a shop that sold bikes and baby carriages in New York City.

This project is already taken apart for cleaning and rebuilding.