Originally posted by Oscar
Pete: What color is your SS? I've seen them in Campus Green...
Sort of a metallic olive (Campus Green.) Similar to my Schwinn Collegiate (5-speed) that I got when I was about 10, only lighter in color.
The Super Sport's tires say, "Schwinn Sports Touring" on a tiny yellow sticker. It has great fenders; the headtube says, "Chicago" (not "Schwinnn Approved Japan,") the frame has "Chrome Molybdenum" painted on it, along with the Schwinn circle and cross logo and the name of the bicycle shop it was sold in, all in the same permanent fashion with no scratches. The handlebar tape is a transparent green vinyl. And you know that the kickstand is welded on.
Rubber pedals and spring seat. Every part labled "Schwinn" except the derailleur, which (I think) is Suntour.
Apparently, the Chicago influence was strong in Schwinn marketing years ago, since the Florida bicycle shop that sold it (weren't Schwinn bike shops the only ones to sell Schwinns, and which sold only Schwinns?) had the name, "Lake Shore Bicycle Shop."
Interesting.
Oh, and yes--"chicken levers."
