Originally Posted by
Bandera
Accurate size information is important in selling quality C&V bikes.
Having owned a '73 they were sold as "23 inch" frame.
Measure carefully from the center of the crank to the top of the seat tube, it's not a 56cm.
Anything from that era not produced in Chicago whether it was a complete bike or a component was "Schwinn Approved", not "Schwinn".
A small but important distinction to anyone who knows/cares and is likely to be interested.
Nice bike, put it on ebay.
-Bandera
I bought a '74 Le Tour new and I remember there were 21", 23" and 25" frames. A 23" frame would be 58.42cm.