This is Brian's 1960 Schwinn Traveler, Brian is the son of my friend Dave. First off the Traveler is the best color ever! I love the Schwinn Copper Tone color. What isn't know much about the Traveler is it is a great riding bike. It is heavy but that doesn't affect the ride, in fact it makes it a little better. The Traveler is a great bike for cursing the town, getting a few things at the market or just hitting the coffee shop or getting ice cream. It is a very underrated bicycle.
The Traveler is a 3 speed which makes it even better in my book, most everyone knows how much I love three speeds. The Strumey Archer hubs are almost indestructible with maintenance. The Traveler is in pretty descent starting shape. I think the paint will come back a long way. I think the chrome will polish like new. I can't wait to see the results and to test ride the Traveler!
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Bicycle Before |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Bicycle Before Handlebars |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Bicycle Before Head Light |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Bicycle Before Head Tube |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Bicycle Before Front Brake Caliper |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Bicycle Before Front Wheel Hub |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Bicycle Before Front Wheel Rim |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Bicycle Before Front Wheel Hub |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Bicycle Before Head Tube |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Bicycle Before Seat |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Bicycle Before 3 Speed Cable Bracket |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Bicycle Before Drive Train |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Bicycle Before Crank |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Bicycle Before Rear Wheel Caliper |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Bicycle Before Rear 3 Speed Wheel Hub |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Bicycle Before 3 Speed Wheel Hub |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Bicycle Before Rear Wheel Rim |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Bicycle Before Pedals |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Bicycle Before Rear Reflector |
With the Traveler broken down to the frame I think the paint is in descent shape. It has some dullness and grime and maybe a little blotching but I think it will clean well and polish very well.
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Before |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Before Head Tube |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Before Head Tube |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Before Top Tube |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Before Down Tube |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Before Down Tube |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Before Seat Lug |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Before Seat Tube |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Before Bottom Bracket |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Before Bottom Bracket |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Before Bottom Bracket |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Before Kick Stand |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Before Seat Area |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Before Seat Stays |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Before Drop Outs |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Before Drop Outs |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Before Drop Outs |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Before Fork |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Before Fork Crown |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Before Fork Crown |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Before Fork Blade |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Before Fork Drop Outs |
I gave the frame a deep cleaning and then started working through the polishing grits. The frame polished beautifully. The blotching polished away. The color came back much brighter and the decals whitened beautifully. I am very pleased with how the frame polished!! There are a very paint chips but not bad at all.
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Polished |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Polished Head Tube |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Polished Head Tube |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Polished Head Tube |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Polished Top Tube |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Polished Down Tube |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Polished Down Tube |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Polished Seat Lug |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Polished Seat Tube |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Polished Seat Tube |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Polished Bottom Bracket |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Polished Bottom Bracket |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Polished Bottom Bracket |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Polished Seat Stays |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Polished Drop Outs |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Polished Drop Out |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Polished Drop Outs |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Polished Fork |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Polished Fork Crown |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Polished Fork Crown |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Polished Fork Blade |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Polished Fork Blade |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Polished Fork Drop Outs |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration - Frame Polished Fork Rust Removed |
I had a hard time removing the stem, you can see the rust around the stem. I also had a hard time breaking the headset lock cap free, I had to use heat and a 3 foot wrench. Eventually the headset broke free. There was a good deal of rust inside the fork tube but that should clean up well and a coat of grease on the stem and inside the fork tube will prevent it from happening again.
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration Rust on Stem |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration Rust in Fork Tube |
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| Brian C's 1960 Schwinn Traveler Restoration Rust on Headset |
More to come.
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