It is a 26-inch Schwinn Sports Tourer , with a frame entirely fillet-brazed by hand , in the Paramount shop , from seamless chromium molybdenum tubing .
It has a T.A. crankset , with extra features ( I know what that extra inner ring is , and how it works , but not the correct term for it ) .
Frame was brazed in 1973 , bicycle was shipped from the factory in 1974 , as a 1974 bicycle .
To say that it has had a gentle life , would be an understatement .
This one NEEDS to be someone's display item .
Never experienced a rain drop .
Too bad the tires are newer , but they do have Schwinn printed on them !
The rear reflector is missing .
Everything else is fresh out of the time machine .
It's just so perfect . And what a great story from the person who special ordered it 30 years ago this month !! !! !!
If it were a 24-inch , I would not be mentioning it !
And , this poor hand-fillet-brazed orphan still needs a good home ( is that a 22-inch , or a 24-inch frame ? ) :
Raoul Delmare
Marysville Kansas