Fillet Brazed Schwinn Collection
09-19-15, 05:14 PM
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Fillet Brazed Schwinn Collection
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1976 Schwinn Superior
1976 Schwinn Superior
09-19-15, 05:19 PM
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One more to come tomorrow...when I can take some pictures of it...simply did not realize that I had NOT taken the pictures...but here is a tease, courtesy of Scott Cantney...
09-19-15, 05:36 PM
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Very nice collection! Is the rear derailleur on the Superior original? If so then it may be a '77, which was also the only year the "Super-Lite" decal was applied to the seat mast. What is the 4-digit number stamped on the headbadge?
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09-19-15, 05:40 PM
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Beautiful bikes, I just sold a 72 Super Sport. I kept the Brooks for my Trek.
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09-19-15, 05:47 PM
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Sweet Collection! 
A red Superior followed me home yesterday. Needs a good cleaning but looks great.
A red Superior followed me home yesterday. Needs a good cleaning but looks great.
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09-19-15, 06:19 PM
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Which...as I understand it means the 260th bike of 1976...or am I wrong?
09-19-15, 06:20 PM
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No comments (at least yet) on the pink highlight??? :-)
09-19-15, 06:51 PM
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09-19-15, 07:05 PM
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True, the "Flamingo" colored Superiors were only made during the first half of '77. Flamingo was replaced by Sky Blue on the Superior for all production after June 30th that year. They produced a 2nd edition catalog after that date showing the change:
1977 1st ed:
1977 2nd ed:
1977 1st ed:
1977 2nd ed:
09-19-15, 07:39 PM
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Now, of course, I have to find a Sport Limited...everyone wish me luck!
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Sigh... I've got to get back to my Superior project.
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09-20-15, 12:37 PM
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..of course it needs a lot of TLC but what collector doesn't love a challenge? AND it's pretty nearly ALL THERE as in STOCK equipt.So shoot me a PM and we can reach a deal.
There's a old thread in which my Sport Limited was discussed, ID'd and assessed my metacortex who was a great help (except he didn't buy it!) I'll try to find that link...
09-20-15, 12:47 PM
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I enjoyed my Super Sport but it's been benched lately in favor of something more modern with wider gears, and it might get sold.
Untitled by Darth Lefty, on Flickr
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@daf1009 if this is a collection, where is your High Sierra? :-D
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That's the old thread alright, thanks for finding it.
Hope daf1009 needs a 22" project and will give this old girl a new home...
Hope daf1009 needs a 22" project and will give this old girl a new home...
09-21-15, 12:12 PM
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Here is my 1977 Flamingo Superior (named Lorelei). This weekend I was hit head-on by an extremely careless cyclist and my front wheel is toast. If anyone has a spare Araya, whole wheel or just rim, I would love to buy it. FYI, I did make about 250 of the 275 miles on her, outpacing a bunch of much younger riders on their new-fangled carbon fiber bikes...so yea for the Chrome Moly classics! I would have finished easily had I not had my bike damaged and been sent to the ER.
Pictures from shortly before the tragedy:
Pictures from shortly before the tragedy:
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09-21-15, 07:53 PM
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Hope you are OK! Note that your Superior came with Weinmann rims with a hooked bead, which were used by Schwinn in late '74 and later on the Sports Tourer and Superior.
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Super awesome bikes!
I've always loved fillet brazed frames- I love that look of the tubes flowing into each other.
Thanks for posting them.
Do those Huret ratcheting shifters have a really fine, "micro-ratchet" feel to them? Like finer ratchets than the typical Suntour ratcheting shifter?
I have a set of Sachs/Huret ratcheting shifters- those are awesome- they're shaped differently- but the action is impeccable.
I've always loved fillet brazed frames- I love that look of the tubes flowing into each other.
Thanks for posting them.
Do those Huret ratcheting shifters have a really fine, "micro-ratchet" feel to them? Like finer ratchets than the typical Suntour ratcheting shifter?
I have a set of Sachs/Huret ratcheting shifters- those are awesome- they're shaped differently- but the action is impeccable.
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09-22-15, 03:34 AM
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