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1984 Schwinn Super Sport - Tange

Old 10-03-10, 08:59 PM
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1984 Schwinn Super Sport - Tange

I just bought a 1984 Schwinn Super Sport. It has a Tange Champion No 2 Extra Dbl butted frame, with Tange Champion forks, Suntour Cyclone M2 derailleurs,and a Sugino AS crank.

It has a few small chips on the paint that exhibit some rust, overall but it is in very good condition with low miles. - I am afraid though, it is a bit of a Frankenbike:



(1) It has a 700c Wolber rear rim and a 700c "deep-v" Mavic front -
What wheels would it have had originally ?

(2) It has Sakae ergonomic drops, and black Exage aero levers. These are obvious replacements. The brakes are "NGC400's" - They are very nice - Are these Original Diacompes?

(3) The saddle is a good quality replacement woman's leather San Marco.
What would it have had originally?

(4) I would have thought it would come with a 6 speed, but the FW is a 7-Speed.
Is this too a replacement?

(5) I have never seen a Tange Champion Schwinn before. It is a very light bike. I know Tange is Japanese, but there is no "made in Japon" sticker, and the front forks have the proviso for lawyer lips. Does this mean it is US manufacture?

(6) Normally I'd consider this a $250 bike, but with the substitutions, I don't know. Some might consider these upgrades, others may not.

Here is a bad picture of it. (I already hung it wheel-less, in my garage rafters, for lack of space)

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Originally Posted by auchencrow
I just bought a 1984 Schwinn Super Sport. It has a Tange Champion No 2 Extra Dbl butted frame, with Tange Champion forks, Suntour Cyclone M2 derailleurs,and a Sugino AS crank.

It has a few small chips on the paint that exhibit some rust, overall but it is in very good condition with low miles. - I am afraid though, it is a bit of a Frankenbike:



(1) It has a 700c Wolber rear rim and a 700c "deep-v" Mavic front -
What wheels would it have had originally ?
Original wheels for the '84 Super Sport had Sanshin Gyromaster small flange alloy 36h hubs with QR, 14 gauge stainless spokes, and Araya 20A 700c grey hard anodized rims.

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(2) It has Sakae ergonomic drops, and black Exage aero levers. These are obvious replacements. The brakes are "NGC400's" - They are very nice - Are these Original Diacompes?
SR custom alloy handlebars, Diacompe NGC 400 alloy side-pull brakes, and hooded drilled levers.

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(3) The saddle is a good quality replacement woman's leather San Marco.
What would it have had originally?
Aero leather

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(4) I would have thought it would come with a 6 speed, but the FW is a 7-Speed.
Is this too a replacement?
It's a replacement. The original was SunTour New Winner Ultra 6, 13-15-17-20-23-26t cogs.

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(5) I have never seen a Tange Champion Schwinn before. It is a very light bike. I know Tange is Japanese, but there is no "made in Japon" sticker, and the front forks have the proviso for lawyer lips. Does this mean it is US manufacture?
That, I don't know.

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(6) Normally I'd consider this a $250 bike, but with the substitutions, I don't know. Some might consider these upgrades, others may not.

Here is a bad picture of it. (I already hung it wheel-less, in my garage rafters, for lack of space)
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Thank you Stan, that is very helpful.
Basically I take it the Exage levers, and ergo bars are downgrades.
Not sure about the wheels,apart from the fact they are mismatched.

I see though, it's pretty far up in the 1984 Food Chain, just under the Peloton, so maybe it is still a $250 bike.
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In the '84 model line-up, the Super Sport was right up there. IMHO, it's worth more than $250 whether the market thinks so or not.
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