[CR]Re: Gas pipe bikes (John Wilson)

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Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 06:51:58 -0400
From: <wilsonjw50@aol.com>
Subject: [CR]Re: Gas pipe bikes (John Wilson)
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


Mary Kaminski wrote:
>>Can you tell me what year(s) these great schwinns were made? If I were looking for one, how would I identify the correct year(s)? Is there a serial # on the BB? I always knew there were some really good ones out there, I just didn't know the age & models. Thanks Mary Kaminski Philly PA<<

Mary, IMHO, the great Schwinns are the fillet brazed ones mentioned, the Super Sport, Sports Tourer, and the Superior. The Super Sport has a one piece crank, the others have three piece. All three have oversized tubing compared to the Varsity's, etc. See Sheldon Brown's site for a great write-up. For CHICAGO SCHWINN`S only, numbers are located on the lower left of the head tube (By The Schwinn head badge). The first letter is the month, the second letter is the year. The letters " I " and " O " are skipped. Examples: AF***** = Jan. 1970,..... ("A" = Jan., "F" = 1970) GL***** = July. 1975,..... ("G" = July., "L" = 1975) For lugged Schwinns, don't forget the World Voyageur, built by Panasonic starting in '73.
Regards,
John Wilson
Greensburg, PA USA