Re: [CR]Schwinn Super Record Tires

From: "Raoul Delmare" <Raoul.L.Delmare@worldnet.att.net>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, <BruceCumberland@comcast.net>, <bhufford3@mchsi.com>
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Subject: Re: [CR]Schwinn Super Record Tires
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 10:36:31 -0500

O.K. ,

The 1978 Schwinn consumer catalog shows two ( 2 ) Super Record tires in 27-inch , and , two ( 2 ) Super 700 tires :

27 x 1 1/8 High Pressure Super Record Gumwall ( 300 - 310 grams ) [ RED label , with no weight listed on label of tire ]

27 x 1 1/8 High Pressure Super Record Gumwall ( 250 grams ) [ YELLOW label , "250 SUPER RECORD" ]

700 x 28C High Pressure Super 700 Gumwall ( 300 - 310 grams ) [ BLUE label , "SUPER 700" ]

700 x 28C High Pressure Super 700 Gumwall ( 250 grams ) [ this one is GREEN label , "250 SUPER 700" ]

Ed Kasper has two ( 2 ) more types :

Schwinn Super 700 YELLOW label 220 gram ( higher thread count )

Schwinn Super 700 RED label 270 gram

Hey Ed , how wide are they ??

Hey Bob , about those 1-inch Super Records you have . . . color ?? specifications ??

Raoul Delmare
Marysville Kansas

----- Original Message -----
From: Wolfman231@aol.com
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 10:10 AM
Subject: Re: [CR]Schwinn Super Record Tires

>
> The two I have in my vintage tire pile are both labeled Schwinn Super 700.
> The yellow label is 220gr and the red label is 270grams. They are both
> Japanese in origin and the 220 gram tire clearly has a much higher thread count
> casing...but both have the same tread pattern: center ribs with herringbone
> shoulders.
> Hope this helps,
> Ed Kasper
> Detroit MI