I'm not a classic/vintage collector. My ride right now is a Specialized hybrid but I have always wondered about a road bike, which I'm attracted to, but not at all sure is my cup of tea in terms of geometry and riding position. I have an old Schwinn World Tourist cleaned up and readied by my wife's nephew. Actually, I credit it with getting me back to cycling.

Anyway, my plan is to get a set of drop bars off eBay or something and sort if make believe it's a road bike. It's a 58 cm frame (I'm 6'2") so it should be reasonably close. However, before I start fooling with it, I wanted to make sure I'm not screwing up something of value to someone. I seriously doubt it, but I did run the serial number through a Schwinn look-up site and it said, "congratulations, you have a genuine Chicago Schwinn." I used a serial number I found on the left drop out. I have no idea if this is the correct location and there are several numbers on the bike.

The first image (if I did this right) is the left drop out, second is the right drop out, third is the badge number and the last a decal found on the frame. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks.

Hmm, seem to be unable to attach pics from Photobucket.