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Old 08-03-07, 11:18 PM
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silly question: skiptooth sweetheart chainrings

i know they were on schwinns, did any other bikes use them? what years were they used between? thanks!
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Originally Posted by timpossible
i know they were on schwinns, did any other bikes use them? what years were they used between? thanks!
I am not positive but I think the heart shapes on the chain rings was a Schwinn trademark, if that was the case, I would not expect to find them on any other brand of bike.

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Hawthorne, although not identicle to Schwinns pattern:

https://www.blackbirdsf.org/chainwhee.../hawthorne.jpg
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I've only seen them on pre 1950s bikes, particularly pre-war bikes.
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