Finally! ('72 Schwinn World Traveler)
06-12-09, 09:35 PM
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Tubes: $3.00 ea.
Cable set: figure around $20.00 for brakes and shift
Plus labor to install if you don't do it yourself. Better bikes will come along. If you're patient, you could get a bike in perfect working order for the $150.00 the seller wants for that Varsity.
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06-14-09, 07:54 PM
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Thanks for the special invitation! I subscribed to that thread a while ago, but have been unable to join you guys for a ride. Hope to be able to join in soon! Thanks again!
06-14-09, 07:57 PM
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Thanks for the advice on the Suntour swap. My uncle wants to keep his original, though he may change his mind after seeing your blue one with white accessories!!!
07-12-14, 06:01 PM
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I picked up one of these today and I was wondering the same thing. Did Panasonic design their frame to use American made parts for Schwinn?
07-12-14, 06:04 PM
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Same Ashtabula crankset as the Varsinentals. The rear derailer is GT100, and the front is GT750 (I think that's what it says).
(From https://www.geocities.com/sldatabook/serial.html)
Bicycles from Japan will have serial numbers located on the left, rear axle hanger, on the bottom bracket shell or on the lower section of the headlug. The number will have a production month letter in either the first or second position and a production year number in the other (first or second) position. Examples: J677123 = September, 1976.
(And from Panasonic Bicycles at Yellow Jersey)
Tellingly, Schwinn's first outsourced bicycles were built by Panasonic, sold as "World" bicycles in 1972. Panasonic was the only vendor to meet Schwinn's rigid standards when they could afford to be picky. Still and all, the Panasonic bikes met initial dealer resistance as "imports" and were not included in the Schwinn consumer catalog. Schwinn's standard model from Panasonic was the World Traveler. It was priced between the Varsity and the Continental but with a lugged frame and Shimano equipment.
(From https://www.geocities.com/sldatabook/serial.html)
Bicycles from Japan will have serial numbers located on the left, rear axle hanger, on the bottom bracket shell or on the lower section of the headlug. The number will have a production month letter in either the first or second position and a production year number in the other (first or second) position. Examples: J677123 = September, 1976.
(And from Panasonic Bicycles at Yellow Jersey)
Tellingly, Schwinn's first outsourced bicycles were built by Panasonic, sold as "World" bicycles in 1972. Panasonic was the only vendor to meet Schwinn's rigid standards when they could afford to be picky. Still and all, the Panasonic bikes met initial dealer resistance as "imports" and were not included in the Schwinn consumer catalog. Schwinn's standard model from Panasonic was the World Traveler. It was priced between the Varsity and the Continental but with a lugged frame and Shimano equipment.
07-12-14, 06:14 PM
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More or less. Schwinn told Panasonic what to build and use and that is what they did.
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07-12-14, 07:01 PM
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07-12-14, 07:15 PM
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When I ride a bike with randonneur bars, I ride the brake hoods 90% of the time. They were designed for touring bikes.
07-12-14, 08:14 PM
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The '72 World Traveler was the very first imported "Schwinn". These bikes were shipped over as complete bikes made by Panasonic for Schwinn. The crankset was most likely made by Takagi as a clone of the Schwinn double plateau crankset. The Japanese cranksets were labeled "Schwinn Approved" while the ones made in Chicago were just "Schwinn". The same goes for the spoke protector, headset, and other parts on the bike. In other words many of the parts such as the crankset were made under license as almost exact duplicates of the Chicago made Schwinn parts.
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07-12-14, 09:19 PM
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Umm.. another fire year old zombie thread resurrected.
07-12-14, 10:27 PM
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07-12-14, 10:52 PM
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Search is a good thing. I believe it is better to continue existing threads vs. starting new ones on the same subjects. That way relevent information on specific topics will be found in fewer places.
07-12-14, 10:55 PM
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07-13-14, 10:35 AM
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07-14-14, 05:31 PM
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The '72 World Traveler was the very first imported "Schwinn". These bikes were shipped over as complete bikes made by Panasonic for Schwinn. The crankset was made by Panasonic or maybe Shimano as a clone of the Schwinn double plateau crankset. The Japanese cranksets were labeled "Schwinn Approved" while the ones made in Chicago were just "Schwinn". The same goes for the spoke protector, headset, and other parts on the bike. In other words many of the parts such as the crankset were made under license as almost exact duplicates of the Chicago made Schwinn parts.
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