Originally Posted by froze
OK now I'm a little confused; I bought a Schwinn Traveler in 1982 and it stated on the frame label that it used Tange 4130 main tubes and CroMo for the forks and stays and it weighed about 26 or so pounds...but this was in 81 I bought the bike NOT in 85. Am I missing something here? Also my dropouts were not stainless steel but just painted.
By the way the bike was the same blue color as Scooper showed so maybe mine was a 80 purchased in 81.
There must have been different traveler frames available in the same time frame. I have an 86 traveler with 4130 chromoly. This bike has stem shifters and safety brakes. I also have a 1988 traveler that is a tru temper frame but not 4130. It has downtube shifters with chrome bosses, but retains safety brakes. Newer model, lesser frame, same basic components. These model years are confirmed by the head badge and components