Thread: 1974 Schwinn Sports Tourer help needed!
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Old 08-17-10, 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Pars
That one looks to be in very good condition. That said, I owned one new ('72), and my thoughts on it were
worst...
purchase...
ever...

Those things weigh 34 lbs or so and are nothing more than a glorified Varsity IMHO. I know there is a lot of EF Schwinn love here on the forum, but not me. Pretty color though Would be nice on a Paramount.
Not exactly a glorified Varsity, the tubing is chromoly and it is fillet brazed as opposed to electro-forged. They look similar, and Schwinn did not do a very good job explaining why they were not similar, much to Schwinn's detriment.
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