Classic & Vintage - Latest find! Schwinn World Voyageur!

Just walked in the door with my new Schwinn World Voyageur! I'm stoked! :love:

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Very nice! Everything shown in the pics except the saddle and maybe the seatpost (can't really see it to be sure) looks to be factory original. Were the original wheels and pedals included as well?

Very nice! Everything shown in the pics except the saddle and maybe the seatpost (can't really see it to be sure) looks to be factory original. Were the original wheels and pedals included as well?

Thanks! I got it exactly as you see it, missing orig wheelset, seat post, seat, and pedals.

These are my three Worlds. Two Voyagers and one Traveler. The Traveler is kind of a lugged frame Continental. You will love the Voyager when you ride it. Roger

Nice score! These are great riding bikes.

Do you have better pics? or maybe a link to a spec sheet or something? from the pics you posted your bikes look sweet, but want to have a better look, need as much info as I can get on the WV.

Here are the dealer catalog pages with specs.: http://www.schwinnbikeforum.com/SLDB/Dealer/1973/73dlsbv1.htm
Here's the owner's manual: http://www.schwinnbikeforum.com/SLDB/Owners/1973/73wowners1.htm
Here's an original review in Bicyling Magazine: http://www.velo-pages.com/main.php?g2_itemId=27935

Nice score! These are great riding bikes.

Thanks Scooper!
Metacortex, :thumb:

Nice score! These are great riding bikes.

+1
You're on a roll, ILB.

Last week it was that lovely '65 Super Sport.
Next week, maybe a Paramount P-13?

That would be nice!

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Very nice! I love my 74 Voyageur II - great ride, and also has the 1st gen Dura Ace crankset and RD. I'm also a fan of the chrome lugs on the Schwinn/Panasonic frames.

Beautiful, you'll love the comfy ride once you get it cleaned up and built up. One of my favorite bikes that I own atm.

The '74-'76 Voyageur II is basically the same bike as the '73 World Voyageur. The changes between them are mainly cosmetic. They have all of the same components, however some were slightly updated versions on the VII.

Wow, Back to the Future! Is that Marty McFly in that 1986 Schwinn Ad??

PS- ILB, cool score.

The changes between them are mainly cosmetic.

And the sizes offered.

Very sweet, and I'll admit I'm jealous. I've been looking for one in that size (23-1/2?), preferably in Opaque Blue, so I can build up a duplicate of the bike I rode from '73-77 all over the Great Lakes area. Ran Blumel Popular fenders and sew-ups. Yes, sew-ups for touring. I loved them.

Nice find, ILB.

I just picked up a '73 Kool Orange World Voyageur this past weekend. I'm taking it into the Co-op to swap parts over from my '86 Voyageur this weekend. I'm so excited; I can't hardly wait.

Nice find, ILB.

I just picked up a '73 Kool Orange World Voyageur this past weekend. I'm taking it into the Co-op to swap parts over from my '86 Voyageur this weekend. I'm so excited; I can't hardly wait.

Post a pic before you have it switched over! I love the Kool Orange!

More pictures of my Voyagers. They have both been powdercoated. The orange one in 1995 and the yellow one in 2005. If you double click on the pictures they will get bigger. I see I didn't have the decals on the yellow one when I took these pictures. Roger

Thanks, but the pics don't get to much bigger when ya click 'em. :(

I love the Kool Lemon. We didn't get Schwinn's in Canada.
How did Schwinn measure their frames? C to C or C to T?

I have an orange one in 9/10 condition. LOVE IT. rides great. Looks great..Have fun with it

I love the Kool Lemon. We didn't get Schwinn's in Canada.
How did Schwinn measure their frames? C to C or C to T?

I believe it is C-T

Anyways, here is mine with stem, handlebars and rear wheel mocked up.

I'm picking up some brand spankin' new Dia Compe Gran Compe 610 brakes tomorrow, as well as the dia compe mini rack that bolts on to the center pulls.

As you can see, some of the paint is gone from the top tube. Honestly, I'm actually surprised it's not more badly beaten up as it's lived it's entire life in the merciless Chicago climes.

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Here's mine with a 700c wheelset. $20 if you can find another 25" one.

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Seeing it with the correct fork makes me want to find someone I can send mine to to get it straightened back out so I can use it again. To the OP they make great riding bikes and with the right parts picked out can be a pretty lightweight bike that competes and beats low/mid level new bikes... Stock they were 29lbs as built below 22 1/2lbs.

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No lightweight outfitted like this but a fine cruiser.

-D

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Seeing it with the correct fork makes me want to find someone I can send mine to to get it straightened back out so I can use it again. To the OP they make great riding bikes and with the right parts picked out can be a pretty lightweight bike that competes and beats low/mid level new bikes... Stock they were 29lbs as built below 22 1/2lbs.

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Contact ftwelder here. Frank can work magic aligning bent forks and frames. I've watched him do one and the end result is a perfect fork.

Im seriously thinking on stripping all the parts off of my Spezzotto and putting them on the WV. Only due to the fact that the Spezzotto has a small dent in the headtube thats been haunting me since day one.