The important thing this time of year is to keep fitting in time to ride. The weather here is still warm, and it has been pretty dry lately. The days are becoming shorter and eventually the season will end. We usually finish our ride season here some time in the second half of October. So for now, the goal is to get in rides on the good days and keep the latter part of the ride season active.
I rebuilt this 1960 Schwinn Traveler earlier this year. It came to me as a somewhat tired newspaper delivery bike that needed refurbishing. It came out beautifully and is a comfortable rider. It is a fairly heavy bike, typical of the 1950s-60s era welded Schwinn three speeds, but it fits me and functions wonderfully.
The 1947 Schwinn Continental three speed is a sportier bike. The frame is smaller and is made of fillet brazed Cr-Mo steel. The weight is reasonably light, considering it is a 1940s era touring bike. This bike offers a ride competitive with the English three speeds of its day. The quality is equal to a mid-level Raleigh bike from that time period, which is to say, very good.
