4Rings6Stars

I really like this bike but it's too big for me. Most old 10 speeds in decent shape I figure are worth $100-200 and I assume this one isn't much different. But I'm just curious, I know it's no Paramount but it's no Varsity either--chromo frame, 3 pc crank, forged DO's with integrated derailleur hanger, HF hubs, alloy wheels...etc. Paint is 8/10, zero rust. Brooks is in great shape. Tires are brand new (replaced the deteriorating Schwinn tires)


Anyway, what do you think this bike is worth? I would be selling it here and Craigslist (not ebay).

Also, is that rear cluster original?

3373jones

i bought one for $115. cleaned it up (good shape, but dirty)- put some love into it. rode it for a few months. sold it for $200 in a few days with good pics. popped back up on CL for $250 a few months later turned into a fixed gear. don't know when/if it sold - or even for that much.

edit: that was a super sport same color... you have the one higher up model...

Scooper

The freewheel appears to be original; it should be 14, 17, 22, 28, and 32T with the 28T and 32T cogs having 1" pitch for easier shifting in the lower gears.

Because of the chromoly fillet brazed frame and the lighter weight components compared to the similar Super Sport, the Sports Tourer has something of a cult following. I'd guess in that condition and assuming the frame is straight without stuck seatpost or stem, the right buyer would pay $300-$400.

Here's the 1971 Sports Tourer specification page:

tugrul

One popped up for appraisal yesterday.

It was listed for $280 and subsequently deleted, so it probably sold for most of that.

It was rather raw, frayed cable ends, grime, etc.

mkeller234

The sports tourers have two key features that seem rare for Chicago Schwinns, a RD hanger and a threaded bottom bracket. IMO, that makes them slightly more desirable than a super sport frame. That is a really nice example and I think the OP's estimate is low.

FastJake

It's definitely a cool bike, not just another 10 speed in my mind. If you list it on craigslist, put a link to this article: https://sheldonbrown.com/schwinn-braze.html

If you can convince potential buyers that it's cool and pretty rare (which it is) then I think you should be able to get at least $250 for it. I bet there are people out there looking for these bikes. I'd pick one up if I could.

4Rings6Stars

Bump. Any other guesses?

I was planning on listing this in the spring, but could use the space for some winter projects so I'm going to toss it up on the C&V classifieds. I was thinking of asking around $275...think that's fair?

Scooper

Personally, I think $275 in the San Francisco market would be a fair price. I'd think the Boston market would be similar.

When you advertise it, do as FastJake suggests and link to the article on Sheldon's website. These frames were built with 4130 tubing hand fillet brazed in the same "Paramount Cage" area of the Chicago plant where the Paramounts were made. Because the Sports Tourer came with a three-piece alloy crank and other lighter components, it is more desirable than the heavier Super Sport that had a one-piece Ashtabula crank.

bicyclridr4life

I was just given a Sports Tourer, the frame is lugged, not fillet brazed. Were early or late models different? Has a Suntour Seven RD, not Campy. SN is 1369092 located on the left rear dropout. 24 inch frame center bottom bracket to center top tube. Has "Schwinn Lite Bicycles" decal just above bottom bracket on seat tube. There are a couple other decals on the seat tube, but they are weathered so badly I cannot read them. The head badge has "161" stamped on it. Years ago, a Schwinn "expert" told me the number stamped on the head badge meant something but I do not recall what.

Crank is a "Silstasr"

What year(s) did the Sport Tourer have a lugged frame?

FastJake

Check out the link I posted above or browse the catalogs yourself to identify your bike: https://www.trfindley.com/pg_schwinn_cats.htm

bicyclridr4life

Thanks, but all the numbers for drop out location start with one or two letters, my serial number has no letter(s).

wrk101

The headbadge number is the key. 161 should either be 0161, or a number is missing from the end. Sometimes the imprint is very light. Mine have always been 4 digits, even bikes made early in the year (I have two 1987 bikes with numbers like 0497 and 0837)


1981 Sport Tourer: https://www.trfindley.com/flschwinn_1...0/1981_11.html

Looks like a step down from the 1970s version. High ten steel frame, steel rims, steel seat post. FWIW: Weight was about the same, actually slightly lighter, as Schwinn components in the early 1970s were often on the porky side.

Like most of the bicycle companies, Schwinn recycled model names, sometimes making them better, sometimes worse, sometimes making them a totally different bike (my favorite: the Trek 720, in the 1980s, it was the top of line, touring bike, few were better; then in the 1990s, it came back as a middle of the road hybrid....)

From a value standpoint, buyers are attracted to the 1970s era EF and fillet brazed Schwinns. So the value of the 1970s version would be quite a bit higher.