corrado33

Hi all.
I'm looking for specifications for early 70s schwinns. The catalogs are... lacking during those years. I'd like to find the loadout sheets essentially. Basically what the components were, what the tubing was, etc.

Anyone know where I can find that? The only thing I've found so far is the catalogs... All of the sites I've looked at that house schwinn catalogs don't have the specification sheets unfortunately.

Any help?

EDIT: No, I'm not looking for one specific bike, I want all of them... It's for a project.

Schwinnbikeforum has a few of them, specifically the nicer bikes (paramounts etc.) but not all of them.

oddjob2

In most cases, all components were branded Schwinn or Schwinn approved. If you look at the details closely, in many cases you can figure out if it is Huret, Weinmann, etc.

Metacortex

In addition to the Schwinn Approved components sourced from others, Schwinn made many of its own components at that time including chainrings, headsets, bottom brackets, shifters, and rims.

Schwinn published spec books listing all of the components used on each model. I have collected most of the '70s years in paper form, but there are a few that have been posted online:

SLDB 1970 Dealers Catalog
SLDB 1972 Dealers Catalog
SLDB 1974 Dealers Catalog
SLDB 1979 Dealers Catalog



To make the most of the specs you will need a copy of a Schwinn dealer parts catalog so you can look up the numbers. Unfortunately I am not aware of any of these from the '70s published online, however you can find physical copies on eBay: schwinn parts accessories catalog | eBay