Joined: Oct 2011
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From: Normal, Illinois
Bikes: Trek 600 ,1980Raleigh Competition G.S., 1986 Schwinn Passage, Facet Biotour 2000, Falcon San Remo 531,Schwinn Sierra, Sun Seeker tricycle recumbent,1985 Bianchi Squadra
I've only seen a couple, and a Belgian Browning, which seemed quite similar. Quality looked above the sort of things you saw with other basic bikes of that era, decent finish. Not heavy, but I would not have classified it as what we would now think of as a lightweight. At about that time, I came into posession of a bike made by Matthias Stollenwerk of Aachen, also very similar. Good European consumer 10 speeds, but I thought they were better than Asian imports of the time. But I also have to say that we did not see many Asian bicycles in the Midwest in the 70's. Schwinn was the common heavyweight consumer bike, as well as Columbias, and Raleigh and French Bicycles were your step up.