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Old 10-08-10 | 12:57 PM
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Bikes: Waterford 953 RS-22, several Paramounts

Schwinn built tens of thousands of fillet-brazed frames between 1938 and 1978, and used straight gauge 4130 chromoly tubing with pressed-in reinforcing sleeves at the joints to act as butting. The finished frames were strong and durable, and relatively light (my 61cm Super Sport frame weighs 7 pounds without headset, BB, or kickstand). The wall thickness of the tubing measures a hair over 1mm using a caliper.



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