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1930S Fixed Gear Liberty Schwinn Track Bicycle 28This is a sweet fixed gera track bike that i believe dates to the 30s possibly earlier. It bears the liberty headbadge that is very nice. The 26 tooth crank is very niec and reads as 34. The front hub i believe is a new departure w although i cannot be sure as the tsamping is weak. lAl i can make out is new and w but the chrome is nice. The 18 tooth fixed gear rear hub has no brake so when the wheel moves the pedals move, and is a new departure brx with very nice chrome on the sprocket and the chrome on the axel housing should clean up great. The diamond chain has no blueing. The pedals are very early rat trap pedals with most fo the nickel still present, with toe clips. One pedal is missing the end cap. The front fork is hcromed with no drop outs, just very old school axel holes at the ends. It measures approx. 29.5 to the top of the seat tube and cross bar. It si approx.
33 tall at the handlebar stem bolt, and approx 42 from axel to axel. The seat is a wrights amde in england in very nice condition. The handlebars have good chrome and rae typical of vintage track racers. hTe drop stand in the pictures is not included in this auction. It was installed to make the pictures possible. Vintage track bicycles never had stands attatched, and this one doesnt either. I can not be sure, though i believe that a s schwinn company made many of the bikes that were sold as liberty by the chicago cycle supply co. And this one does have the schwinn crank and sprocket. It also has the seat post bolt with an s on it, though i agree that these could have been changed out at some time.
The wheels are 28 nickel plated metal clad wood wheels with a significant amount of nickel plateing still showing, the spokes are all there and tight and the wheels run pretty true. The tires are modern that i put on so i could ried it. I will include the 1 single tube united states special racer tire 28 x 1 1/8 that was on the bike when i found it. Overall the chrome is outstanding with normal signs of age. The paint appears to be original black that is very nice and shiny, with some fading white stripes and hte normal nicks and scratches, though none are serious. The frame shows no signs of damage or repair and is similar to the frames from the teens and twenties, with rear dropouts and original axel set screws. The final finish on the metal work is edyg as i suppose they assumed most of these would be crashed beyond repair, as was often the case. The bicycle is very light weight for the time.I would guess less than 25 lbs. All you need now is to go to your local velodrome and give this thing a whirl, but be carefull. Crahsing over the bars head first has since been known as taking a header. Please do not bid if you are nto in the usa. I will not ship this bike out of the country as it would be very expensive and time consuming. |
