Any thoughts

[Pops68]

Ok rewording my prior post, I would like to know if anyone has a clue as to what this bike is the pic the headbadge is not correct the bottom bracket # is C08178 will be grateful for some feed back

 

[Pops68]

I found what I was looking for it is either a 52 or a 57 Schwinn used that number in those 2 years, now what do do with it ?

 

[Karate Chicken Industries]

It's not a Schwinn. Can't tell much else myself.

 

[kingfish254]

Need to see more of the frame. Show the full frame including the rear dropouts.
Modern springer fork and Columbia style chainring with modern chainguard.

 

[Pops68]

It's not a Schwinn. Can't tell much else myself.

The serial numbers says other wise, it says in the data base the number was used twice once in early 1952 and once early 1957, so tell me why you say it's not a Schwinn

 

[Pops68]

Need to see more of the frame. Show the full frame including the rear dropouts.
Modern springer fork and Columbia style chainring with modern chainguard.

 

[Pops68]

I'll have to take some of the drop outs

 

[kingfish254]

Get a full side view of the whole bike too.

 

[kingfish254]

If that serial number is on the bottom bracket it doesn't match any of the BB numbers for Schwinn.
If it is on the left rear dropout, then it would be a May 1952 frame. But that serial number format is not correct for Schwinn if it's on the bottom bracket.

 

[Pops68]

If that serial number is on the bottom bracket it doesn't match any of the BB numbers for Schwinn.
If it is on the left rear dropout, then it would be a May 1952 frame. But that serial number format is not correct for Schwinn if it's on the bottom bracket.

 

[Pops68]

give me a few min and i will get pics

 

[Pops68]

Hey guys I will post some more pics when get off work tonight trying to set up my replacement phone before my ride for work gets here but if the bike is a fake i want to try to get my money back thanks for your help

 

[Captain Awesome]

Be interested to see the dropouts. Screams Columbia to me

Maybe just the photos, but the Schwinn headbadge looks to be not centered and since it just has the single screw it would lead me to believe it's just screwed into the top whole for a smaller badge

 

[kingfish254]

Be interested to see the dropouts. Screams Columbia to me

Maybe just the photos, but the Schwinn headbadge looks to be not centered and since it just has the single screw it would lead me to believe it's just screwed into the top whole for a smaller badge

Columbia chainring, but the junction between the the seat tube and seatstays don't look like Columbia.

 

[Captain Awesome]

Columbia chainring, but the junction between the the seat tube and seatstays don't look like Columbia.

 

[HDratz]

The head is not electro forged, so can't be a Schwinn. Based on my limited understanding.

 

[Karate Chicken Industries]

Depending on how much you paid for the bike, it may not matter what brand it is. Currently my area's craigslist has at least a half-dozen Schwinn claims that are either ignorant, or a straight up lie. Other lowly sales tactics or ignorant claims common with bicycles on CL are "vintage" and "antique", whereas Vintage normally means 40 years old (unless stating the vintage year like "1995 Vintage") and Antique means 100 Years or older.

 

[kingfish254]

I think that rack is repop Columbia or repop Western Flyer

 

[RustyGold]

Answered in the other thread...CWC frame, I believe pre-AMF but the angles aren't helping determine.

 

[RustyGold]

I'm guessing there is another stamping after the serial. Either a small w inside a C...or an A with the Cw.

Pretty sure it's going to have the Cw, which would make it a '47.