1938 Schwinn New World

Some times when I look around my shop I see things I love but I feel like if I had to move I would rather not have to move all kinds of unnecessary stuff and sometimes its good to keep the stuff moving thru your shop and the money flowing for the next project.

This time I decided to part with my loved 1938 Schwinn New World... This beast started its life in the West Side of Chicago made in the hand built side of Schwinn where the Paramounts and Superiors were brazed.

Then it was sold to someone in San Francisco in the late 1930s, it spent most of its life in the bay until it somehow ended up back in the midwest in Madison,Wisconsin for most of the 1980s, until I bought it back out to the bay in 2010 back to where it started its riding life . Now its on to its new life back in the Midwest in Nebraska and the story goes on.

Hope he enjoys it.... I know his back won't with those bars I made for it.... But that stand he might be stoked on... 1930s style MLS repair stand ....

Dream Bicycle

Well I got it - one of my dream bicycles. I really didn't expect the bike,all the info and contacts to fall in my lap like it did the other day.

Here I am with my Perma Grin :)

very rare - 1939 fillet brazed Schwinn NEW WORLD track frame

This rare bike was welded by the same crew that did the Paramounts at Arnold Schwinn's Chicago factory. The factory on Chicago's Westside had a small section attached to it called " The Handbuilt Shop" this is the home of the Paramount and New World frames and forks. The bike only was built for 2 years and not many were made. This is a very special frame due to the dropouts and a few other features. The New World was a easier frame to build and cheaper then the Paramount because it was not a lugged frame and at the time there was still no efficient way to carve lugs on a production scale. There is a possibility that the frame was welded by the great Oscar Wastyn in the hand built shop.

Basically - I love this frame

Sunday afternoon

How about a tribute to the Schwinn Paramount stem from the early 20's. I started at about 3pm and finished up about 6pm, a good use of a Sunday and Dan came and chilled out as well.

Well its my quick modern twist on a famous piece of bicycle racing history. The bars I used are Schwinn Approved !