Finished - Schwinn Racer

 

Here is the Schwinn Racer, finished up and (in the next few weeks) headed to a new home.

This bike came out nicely. Schwinn black is one of those paints that cleans up pretty well. Schwinn frame graphics are also generally pretty durable, at least as transfers go. The chrome is thick and cleaned up pretty well.

This bike got a nice set of wheels built from some very nice parts - 1950s Sturmey Archer AW, Schwinn script front hub, and new-old stock Torrington spokes.  

These bikes are simple, robust, and generally well-made. That's probably why they were used for so long by so many people for commuting to campus, class, paper routes, touring, etc.