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12-08-19 | 04:04 PM

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thinktubes

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Bikes: Battaglin Cromor, Ciocc Designer 84, Schwinn Superior 1981

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Originally Posted by Bogester

Here's a Superior frame I have that I assume was from 83/84. I really don't know much about it but it is a nice looking frame... I can't find any serial #'s.

Interesting. Definitely matches up with the catalog pic for 1983.

Looks like thet ran out of Nervex lugs by that point. Other deviations are the braze on shifters and TT cable loops. Also the cable routing at the BB is integrated. My '81 needs the bolt-on Campy do-dad. Wonder if these weren't Don Mainland frames...looks very similar to the build of the Super Sport.

Curious about the headbadge - the catalog shows a red background, but yours is the earlier yellow. Should have a date code stamped on it. Looks like yours has a second bottle mount, which doesn't appear in the catalog.

Last edited by thinktubes; 12-08-19 at 04:07 PM.

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