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Old 10-22-06 | 08:16 PM
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;

Hey Jay,

Welcome to the forum! That sure looks like a Super Sport to me, particularly if those are aluminum rims. Given the center-pull brakes, the other possibility is a Continental, which would weigh just under 40 lbs with steel rims, perhaps 37 with aluminum. Read Sheldon's articles on Schwinn frames; if I recall correctly, one can distinguish a fillet-brazed CrMo Super Sport frame from an electroforged "gas pipe" Varsinental frame by looking for a subtle taper where the top tube meets the seat tube.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
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