Schwinn with curved seat tube?
04-18-09, 07:49 AM
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Schwinn Sprint made in 1974/75/ and a few in 1976. The correct term was "short coupled" and it was something Schwinn was doing with Paramounts. Basically a Continental with a different frame. Handling is a bit quicker because of the shorter wheelbase. Supposed to help them climb better. Weigh mid 30 pound range. Roger
04-18-09, 08:00 AM
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Schwinn Sprint made in 1974/75/ and a few in 1976. The correct term was "short coupled" and it was something Schwinn was doing with Paramounts. Basically a Continental with a different frame. Handling is a bit quicker because of the shorter wheelbase. Supposed to help them climb better. Weigh mid 30 pound range. Roger
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I had a blue Sprint, it was a quicker handling bike compared to the regular Continental. Unfortunately mine got stolen shortly after I purchased it and never replaced.
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03-21-11, 05:41 AM
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Here's an Electroforged version as well, Certainly a cool looking and unusual frame.
03-21-11, 07:03 AM
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Since my first post on this I have added another Sprint to my collection and found out it is a 1977 that was made from left over frames from the 1974/5 era. It is the orange one in the picture. Roger
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I just ran my Continental into a parked car and got the same effect. The nimbler handling would have been great for criteriums.
03-21-11, 08:07 AM
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I'm thinking they should combine the curbed seattube with curly seatstays and call the bike model Dali.
03-21-11, 08:16 AM
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I think they're cool as heck but I can't imagine it affects the feel of a Schwinn Electroforged Boat Anchor all that much.
Correct me if i'm wrong but I recall reading that the idea is it results in a stiffer rear triangle because the chainstays are shorter.
@KonaAron, add some Bates Diadrant forks and call it a masterpiece.
https://www.classiclightweights.co.uk...rs/bates3.html
Correct me if i'm wrong but I recall reading that the idea is it results in a stiffer rear triangle because the chainstays are shorter.
@KonaAron, add some Bates Diadrant forks and call it a masterpiece.
https://www.classiclightweights.co.uk...rs/bates3.html
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03-21-11, 09:00 AM
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Here's a Paramount tandem on Portland CL with a curved stoker seat tube.
https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/bik/2276656293.html
https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/bik/2276656293.html
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Here's a Paramount tandem on Portland CL with a curved stoker seat tube.
https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/bik/2276656293.html
https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/bik/2276656293.html
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