Snip Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2003 22:16:40 -0500 From: ADP <aphillips9@mindspring.com> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]dating frames Snip My latest project is a 1973 Panasonic built Schwinn. Now that has no braze ons, pretty much anywhere... I'm not sure if it even has bottle braze ons, I'll find out as soon as it arrives. Few braze ons were pretty much normal for Japanese frames from that era. I suspect the Italians were more advanced!
Ann Phillips, Decatur GA
Ann, Since you bring it back up, I feel the need to respond. As the proud owner of two '73 World Voyageurs, I implore you to cease this downtube endeavor and use barcon shifters on yours. Your difficulty in finding a good fit is the bike gods way of telling you to stick to the original. :)
The Voyageur came in three colors; "kool orange", "opague blue", "lemon
yellow". I have an orange one and a blue one. Anyone seen a yellow one
lately?
Rick Kerkhoff
Cincinnati, Ohio