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Old 09-29-10 | 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Scooper
Bill, the difference is more than just components.

The Series 7 and Series 5 were made by National/Panasonic in Japan for the entire production run. OTOH, the Series 3 and Series 2 were initially built by A-Pro (Taiwan), and then in 1992 production went to mainland China.
Cool, good to know! Glad I got the 5 then. A better match for my National/Panasonic Prologue. I need to learn more for sure, as my fleet is rapidly becoming all Schwinn. Never thought I would own another Schwinn after my experience with a 1971 Continental.
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