This is a bike i'm going to check out tommorow morning. Stupid me, I didn't even ask the seller what model the bike was, or any details like that. I just know it's a Schwinn. I'm a total newbie when it comes to vintage bikes. Can someone give me a real general idea of what to look for good and bad? I know the picture is not great, but that's all he could provide. Does the chrome on the fork give any clue about the bike (i was originally interested b/c of the cool looking fork).

I've tried my best to gather what info I can but there's so much out there. So from what I understand, Paramount is really good, Tempo/Circuit/Prelude are midrange, Voyager/Letour/World Sport/Traveler are more entry level. 1020 steel is cheap and heavy, 4130 is a little step up, but Columbus or Reynolds tubing are probably the most desirable. If it has high level stock components (such as cranks, derailers), most likely it's one of their better bikes. Any other obvious things I should know? From the crappy picture, does anyone have any clues about the bike model or desirability. He's asking $35 for the frameset. I already have a wheelset of my own. Thanks for any info...