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Schwinn world touring bike


The Schwinn World

This page provides year by year images and info quoted from Schwinn catalogs for the World from 1950 to 1988.

1950

For features, design and workmanship, these bicycles outrank any in their class.

1950 Schwinn World

Ideal for shopping, touring and exercise.

  • Schwinn World for ladies....Model W-51
  • Schwinn World for Men....Model W-1

See the full 1950 Schwinn catalog.

1951

A leading value in American made lightweights

A popular bike at a reasonable price - Schwinn quality throughout

Now the thrills of lightweight cycling can be had at a modest cost with this beautiful Schwinn World. It's light yet sturdy Schwinn quality construction assures top-notch performance and many miles of trouble-free service.

Equipped with dependable coaster brake, chrome rims, built-in kick-stand and streamlined chainguard. Available in beautiful sparkling colors - long lasting baked on enamel. Made in America by Schwinn - replacement parts easily obtainable.

See the full 1951 Schwinn catalog.

1952

A perfect choice for those who want a fine quality lightweight at a reasonable price.

1952 Schwinn World

Schwinn quality throughout and fully equipped with chainguar

Details

You could be the proud owner of this vintage maroon colored Schwinn World Tourist 5 speed. Made in Taiwan in November of 1983 by Giant for the Schwinn Bicycle Company. With traditional design for convenient use, such as upright handlebars and a mattress saddle for comfortable riding. Front freewheel allows shifting without pedaling.

BIKE CONDITION:

Missing paint here and there, a bit of a rust on back of front fender. Frame is in great condition and free of major damage including bends and cracks.

This bicycle has not been checked over by a mechanic and we would recommend a full tune-up before riding.

This bike is being sold as is, please see photographs for details.

Measurements:

Seat Tube - 22" (top to center)
Top Tube - 22.5" (center to center)
Stand-over Height - 32.5"

Specifications:

Seatpost - Giant
Saddle - Dorch, dual spring
Stem - 80 (mm)
Handlebars - 58 (cm center to center)
Brake Levers - Weinmann
Brake Calipers - Weinmann type 730
Shifter - Shimano P.P.S.
Rear Derailleur - Positron EM
Crankset - Single, Front Freewheeling , 170 mm Length
Pedals - Schwinn
Wheels - 36 hole kun yu (Giant) hubs laced to 27" Fem Co. rims
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Above: I recently finished this Schwinn World Tourist. It has a "Giant" built lugged frame. It was a little harsh when I found it. The original rear fender had a home-made rear strut on one side. While it did function well, it looked a petty rough. Fortunately I had a copper colored fender set left over from an old conversion (commuter to racer). This bike is kind of odd. It has a front FF Crank set with a rear 6 speed freewheelsprocket group. And a Normal friction rear derailleur. Not the hard-wire cable operated positron derailleur you would expect. Caring of a mixed bag for sure. Oddly enough it seems to work fine.
Above: You might recognize the Avanti rear bicycle rack. It was on the Fuji S10S that I restored not too long ago. The rack did not fit into the plans I had for the Fuji. But it sure looks "right at home" on this classic style commuter bike.
Above: This is the Brooks touring saddleremoved from the Ivory colored Raleigh Sprite. Why would I take the Brooks saddle off the Sprite? What happened is this. Another old Raleigh came in. Kind of rough, but sporting a brown Brooks leather touring saddle circa 19 schwinn world touring bike

07/10/1950 Schwinn World – 21” Frame – SA 3 Speed – Black

As stated in a previous post, I almost never see the World models pop up. I was able to buy the bike from a fellow CABE’er and am fortunate to be the next caretaker of this bike. You don’t really come across them like this: all original, first year production example, hard to find model and in top notch condition. Although the World Travelers were more expensive they tend to pop up a lot more than these Worlds do and I consider them more uncommon.

The World model started in 1950 along with its more expensive, big brother the World Traveler. The World was the base model of all the lightweights at the time, but still a killer bike. The World model was discontinued at the end of 1953 and started back up again in 1955 for a short period and was again discontinued, and this time for good (as far as the 1950s style bikes go).

Overview:
  • The paint is a very deep opaque black with outstanding pin striping and color blocking. I really like the stainless steel fenders that went on the World Travelers, but the color blocking and striping on the fenders is very nice. The striping on the fork dart always gets me because you almost
    A slight restomod. I'll try to keep this one short and sweet.


    This 1981 Schwinn World Tourist was left abandoned outdoors for over a year, yet still looked like it had barely ever been ridden.


    This bike was made by Giant in Taiwan, distinguished by its G serial number on the right dropout. I almost thought it was humorous when I found the Chicago zip code stamped as part of the design of the head badge. I thought the trend of showing one's "pride of originating from a depressed post-industrial rust belt city" with an area code or zip code was more of a recent thing, but apparently not; evidently, it started even before Schwinn's Chicago plant fully closed.


    This bike had a 5-speed Shimano derailleur drivetrain with a nice thumb shifter (as opposed to a stem shifter) and nearly-pristine steel wheels, but for whatever reason, I felt it was more appropriate for me to fit this Shimano Nexus 3-speed alloy wheel set. I've had this pair of wheels sitting unused in storage for over a year now. The rear wheel, hub, and shifter came off a damaged bike - I had to find a new rim with a similar ERD and lace it onto the hub with the original spokes. The wheel was super easy t