Originally Posted by
Steve Whitlatch
I would be shocked to learn that Schwinn broke a very important trade law by selling a bike made in Japan without clearly marking the bike as made in Japan. Every Imported bike was clearly marked.
And my guess is that a previous owner was disappointed riding a bike labeled made in Japan, so he peeled the label off and, voila, a chicago-made bike.
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Bikes: 1996 Eddy Merckx Titanium EX, 1989/90 Colnago Super(issimo?) Piu(?), 1990 Concorde Aquila(hit by car while riding), others in build queue "when I get the time"