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Old 01-07-10 | 10:15 PM
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Bikes: 1966 Raleigh DL-1 Tourist, 1973 Schwinn Varsity, 1983 Raleigh Marathon, 1994 Nishiki Sport XRS

Originally Posted by Tigel
I wish I knew what year this Schwinn was. It's old.
There should be a serial number on the head tube that begins with two letters. The first letter is the month of manufacture; the second is the year. My Varsity begins with CJ which means March of 1973. Count up or down started from J = 1973 and you can figure out the year.
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