I had the flu last month and got quite behind on my email. Since I have two '73 World Voyageurs, (and one more on the way!!) I particularly enjoyed reading all your comments. The one below concerning losing sales is exactly what the shop owner told me when I bought my first Voyageur. I have no idea if he was being truthful with me, I just know he said it. That was in the early spring of '74.
John Wilson wrote:
>The Suntour Barcons and the Crane combo worked so well on the '73
>Schwinn World Voyageur that it was a shock to the Campy-equipped
>Paramounts, so much so that Schwinn would not list the Voyageur in
>the catalog for fear of losing Paramount sales...
As far as the Barcons and Crane combo, they have worked flawlessly for me for over 30 years. The Voyageur I bought brand new is the Kool Orange 23" frame. I also have a 23" in blue. I just got it a couple of years ago. The Voyageur "on the way" is a 2nd 23" orange. It was such a good deal, I couldn't pass it up. The wife doesn't know about this one yet. It has some non original parts (the bike that is), so I have some work to do on it. The only color I don't have is the yellow Voyageur. Someday I'll find one of them and have a complete set!
Rick Kerkhoff
Cincinnati, Ohio