1947 Schwinn New World Lightweight

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I've had a build cleaning up and fixing a 1947 Schwinn New World roadster with some unique features going since November. I'm mostly there now, all that is left is to clean up and rebuild a set of Torrington pedals, and square away the saddle.

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I am really into the old lightweights! Starting mine this weekend. Love the direction you went with this. Add it to the lightweight thread in the gallery section!
 
I've been riding this bicycle for the better part of a year and decided I like it enough to expand its road going and path capabilities. The single speed freewheel is great within a very narrow band of speeds. However, starting up on a hill proved stubborn and descents tended to spin out pretty quickly. I was able to locate a set of early 1960s Schwinn wheels in good shape and converted the bike into a 3-speed. I used period hardware in a number of places and located a killer, brass SA shifter for the handle bars. I also located an all-metal SA pulley for the frame and rigged it up with a fresh cable. The long spring saddle was disintegrating and the original Mesinger tourist is hard as a rock. I ended up mounting a nice, leather Brooks saddle in "antique" brown on the bike. It gives a nice vintage look with the comfort and quality of an English, leather Brooks.

http://bikeshedva.blogspot.com/2013/11/schwinn-new-world-update.html

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Classy lookin bike, nice job. I have an early sixties Murray lightweight i'm building right now, finished paint and got my wheelset in today, got my Brooks B17 in yesterday. Waiting on my tires and crank sprocket to come in.
 
Carbon said:
Classy lookin bike, nice job. I have an early sixties Murray lightweight i'm building right now, finished paint and got my wheelset in today, got my Brooks B17 in yesterday. Waiting on my tires and crank sprocket to come in.


You can't do much better than a Brooks saddle. Even the new ones are still pretty good. They're somewhat expensive, but still good stuff with traditional designs.
 

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