i am now almost certain tht this bike is a 1955 schwinn racer
after a lot of elbow grease and lots of scrubbing i found very faded written on the chaing guard "-=RACER=-"
i found an ad for this bike on ebay as well...
I recieved the bicycle from FreeWheelin Community Bicycles in bad shape: all moving parts frozen by all the rust and many other dings and dents
Picture from Skyrider
I took an old sears bike that had been taking up garage space for wheels and guts
the victim:
prepping and painting going for...
i finished cleanin and greasin the headset, got the bottom bracket clean, and put the crank in a bag with the bearings
nancy said do whatever with the ape hangers theres no attachment to them...