A 1972 Super Sport was, I believe, the third best Schwinn at the time, after Paramount and Sports Tourer. Like the Sports Tourer, it was fillet-brazed from Chrome-Moly tubing. It was pretty heavy though, more than 30 lbs, in part due to the one-piece steel Ashtabula cranks. But it was lighter and better quality than the Continentals and Varsities that made up the majority of Schwinn 10-speed sales. The fillet-brazed Schwinns seem to have had a resurgence in popularity the last couple of years, although they haven't beem made for 30 years.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Big Spring, Texas, USa
> From: David Kulcinski <dkulcinski@yahoo.com>
\r?\n> Subject: [CR] Sun Shine Stem and Schwinn Super Sport
\r?\n> To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
\r?\n> Date: Saturday, December 26, 2009, 4:13 PM
\r?\n> I have 2 questions for the list;
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\r?\n> Can anyone tell me if the SunShine stem that came with my
\r?\n> '70s Motobecane is original?
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\r?\n> Is a '72 Schwinn Super Sport a decent bike?
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\r?\n> I have asked to see the bike, because the pictures aren't
\r?\n> all that good. It looks like it is in decent shape,
\r?\n> but the pictures are wide and can' t REALLY see that well.
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\r?\n> Thank you,
\r?\n>
\r?\n>
\r?\n> David Kulcinski
\r?\n> Orange, CA