Schwinn Superior?
12-30-07 | 03:54 PM
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Schwinn Superior?
A fellow just gave me his old Schwinn road bike. He says it is a Superior although that word appears nowhere on the frame that I can find. The serial number below the head badge reads GJ806795 which looks like no number that I can find on a Schwinn serial number chart that I googled. Anyone have any ideas on how to identify this one?
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Last edited by dauphin; 12-30-07 at 05:39 PM.
12-30-07 | 04:24 PM
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Freewheel Medic
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From: An Island on the Coast of GA!
Bikes: Snazzy* Schwinns, Classy Cannondales & a Super Pro Aero Lotus (* Ed.)
You have the last of the fillet brazed Schwinns built in 1976. https://www.geocities.com/sldatabook/...979traveleriii
Scroll to the Superior in 1976. They had odd serial numbers. They are great bikes! Nice gift.
Scroll to the Superior in 1976. They had odd serial numbers. They are great bikes! Nice gift.
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12-30-07 | 04:39 PM
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You have the last of the fillet brazed Schwinns built in 1976. https://www.geocities.com/sldatabook/...979traveleriii
Scroll to the Superior in 1976. They had odd serial numbers. They are great bikes! Nice gift.
Scroll to the Superior in 1976. They had odd serial numbers. They are great bikes! Nice gift.
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12-30-07 | 06:04 PM
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Bikes: '75 Schwinn Paramount P-10, '86 Ritchey Commando, '87 Schwinn Cimarron, '91 Trek 990, '87 Schwinn High Sierra, '73 Schwinn Super Sport, '4? Schwinn New World, '76 Swing Bike.
Bob
12-30-07 | 06:19 PM
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I wondered if that could be the case.....I can't believe he just gave it to me...he had seen me working on the old Centurion the past couple of weeks and said he was just gonna toss it...
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12-30-07 | 06:23 PM
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From: Garland, Texas and Tahlequah, OK
Bikes: '68 Raleigh Grand Prix,'71 Schwinn Super Sport, '73 Schwinn Paramount, '83 Schwinn Super Sport, '84(?) Univega Gran Sprint, '89 Schwinn Waterford Paramount
The horror!!! The horror!!!
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12-30-07 | 06:59 PM
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Bikes: '75 Schwinn Paramount P-10, '86 Ritchey Commando, '87 Schwinn Cimarron, '91 Trek 990, '87 Schwinn High Sierra, '73 Schwinn Super Sport, '4? Schwinn New World, '76 Swing Bike.
You are a very lucky man! Put on some new Kool Stop brake pads, read this post and enjoy your new ride ...
https://search.bikelist.org/getmsg.as...10712.1446.eml
Bob "Was given a yellow '73 Sports Tourer frame / parts -- so feel blessed as well" Hufford
Springfield, MO
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01-02-08 | 10:20 AM
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Uff Da!
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Bob, I meant to mention to you that the Superior that I bought off the Minneapolis Craigslist has badge #3408(late '78), but the frame serial # is MHxxxx...(December '72).
Last edited by Sierra; 01-02-08 at 12:31 PM.
01-02-08 | 10:46 AM
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;
Irrespective of the precise year of manufacture, nice find!
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
01-02-08 | 03:58 PM
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Wow! Wow! Wow! More pics, please!
Ooh! Still waiting for my free, fillet-brazed ship to come in.
01-08-08 | 03:18 PM
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just took the Schwinn out for a short ride...it needs quite a bit of cleaning and tweaking, but I really liked the ride even on that old seat...that's gotta go though! Ouch.
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01-08-08 | 03:36 PM
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01-08-08 | 03:48 PM
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If you need to find a new owner for the Brooks Saddle that appears to be on it, I'd like to be the first to que up in line to make an offer.
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Enjoying the GA coast all year long!
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Thanks for visiting my website: www.freewheelspa.com
