Hi, I am from Singapore. Recently, I bought an old Schwinn Traveler frame for $15/-.
On one of the sticker, it says made in Japan. as well there is a japan word on the head badge.
The date code was found the dropout. (5A07022). I have check a couple of date code sites. None starts with a number??? Any care to explain?

p/s: I am not sure how many people has the same illness as me. When I see bikes like these......it brightens me up.....though it may be a piece of junk to most. I guess this is more affordable hobby for poor man......junk bikes.

Shortly, I will post some junk collection of my.

Yes I have the same illness and it is a great poor mans hobby, provided you dont start lusting after vintage Cinelli's,

Sorry I cant help you with the serial numbers but there are a lot of Schwinn folks in this forum who will help you out,

Look closely at the headbadge for 4 small numbers. Its a date code many of the Schwinn badges carry.

I think we are all in this hobby at the perfect time, when it is still fun and cheap, and before everything becomes regimented and tedious. This may be the Golden Age of enjoying old bicycles.

this is one "crap" I am working on right now..... /-

this bike should be around 16yr old ...totally abused. Bought it from an 2nd hand bike shop......
was really surprise by the condition of the Sugino BB when I remove it.
In the background is the close up condition of the bike.

Many people would kill for that piece '0' crap (pun intended). Your Traveler serial number decodes to a bike built in January of a year ending in 5. The Japanese manufacturers tended to switch the first two letters/numbers on occasion. Does it look like this 1975?

https://www.geocities.com/sldbconsume...5/75ccpg19.jpg

or this 1985?

https://home.mchsi.com/~lhufford/85traveler.jpg

Bob Hufford
Springfield, MO

Singlespeed,

What model is your Bridgestone? The frame looks similar to mine.

Here's a picture of mu wife's XO-5. Partialy lugged cro-moly frame with canti brakes. I picked it up at a garage sale for $10.

singlespeed pp's Bridgestone is an MB-O, kind of a collector bike I believe. Bob Hufford cleverly hid the model number in his pun, heh, heh.

Yup ...

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/bridgest...ne-1990-03.htm

Bob

Whoa. They really packed the goodies on that one.

Judging from how nice my lower end XO-5 is, singlespeed has a great restoration project to tackle.

Hi Guys...

I think it should be a 75 schwinn

That's a 1975; it is just like mine. Same color, etc. A great bike that I am still riding