Any thoughts as to what this bike might be?
04-15-11, 06:45 PM
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Any thoughts as to what this bike might be?
Hello,
I recently bought this bike on CL on a whim, not knowing anything about it as I know next to nothing about road bikes. I was hoping that some folks on here might be able to help me ID it and figure out any info regarding the make/model/year of it? I apologize in advance if I use the incorrect terminology or names for various parts or have no clue what you're talking about - I'm really new to all this...
Here are all the pictures I've taken of it so far: (lemme know if you want a close-up of a specific part that I haven't uploaded yet)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/2610295...7626381642505/
Here's what I "know" about it:
- The serial # found under the BB is - 2F3275
- Campagnola hubs
- weighs 24 lbs total
- 27 x 1 in tires
- Tange Falcon headset
- Suntour GS dropouts
Speculations:
- It's probably Japanese made from the 70's sometime
- The crankset may be first generation Dura Ace
- A few parts have been "updated" such as the stem, shifters, brake levers
Thanks!
I recently bought this bike on CL on a whim, not knowing anything about it as I know next to nothing about road bikes. I was hoping that some folks on here might be able to help me ID it and figure out any info regarding the make/model/year of it? I apologize in advance if I use the incorrect terminology or names for various parts or have no clue what you're talking about - I'm really new to all this...
Here are all the pictures I've taken of it so far: (lemme know if you want a close-up of a specific part that I haven't uploaded yet)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/2610295...7626381642505/
Here's what I "know" about it:
- The serial # found under the BB is - 2F3275
- Campagnola hubs
- weighs 24 lbs total
- 27 x 1 in tires
- Tange Falcon headset
- Suntour GS dropouts
Speculations:
- It's probably Japanese made from the 70's sometime
- The crankset may be first generation Dura Ace
- A few parts have been "updated" such as the stem, shifters, brake levers
Thanks!
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04-15-11, 07:01 PM
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It is a repainted Schwinn World Voyageur (made by Panasonic for Schwinn) from about 1973. Nice bike fully chromed under the paint. Wheels are not original to the bike.
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Found this article on my bike from 1973 Bicycling Magazine: https://www.velo-pages.com/main.php?g2_itemId=27935
04-15-11, 09:53 PM
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Original spec, if it's this year.
https://www.velobration.com/sldataboo...3worldvoyageur
Catalog pages for the 74 Voyageur II (probably similar .. why couldn't I find the 73?)...
https://www.trfindley.com/flschwinn_1...974__ins1.html
https://www.trfindley.com/flschwinn_1...974__ins2.html
Bob Hufford's decoding of a Voyageur Serial Number....
SN is: S2G5451 (snip) My best guess is the S means a frame built for Schwinn; the 2 means it was built in 1972; the G might mean July; and the last four digits, a sequential number.
https://www.velobration.com/sldataboo...3worldvoyageur
Catalog pages for the 74 Voyageur II (probably similar .. why couldn't I find the 73?)...
https://www.trfindley.com/flschwinn_1...974__ins1.html
https://www.trfindley.com/flschwinn_1...974__ins2.html
Bob Hufford's decoding of a Voyageur Serial Number....
SN is: S2G5451 (snip) My best guess is the S means a frame built for Schwinn; the 2 means it was built in 1972; the G might mean July; and the last four digits, a sequential number.
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original pedals were KKT RTSF-AL
original stem was Gran Compe
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original pedals were KKT RTSF-AL
original stem was Gran Compe
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