Ann, The original barcons were Suntour rachets (Schwinn approved) did not have the black boots, they are a light color like a light gray? But that said, your blue frames has black decals and the black boots would look great with your frame. Add black handlebar tape and you are cooking! Rick Kerkhoff Cincinnati, Ohio
Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 14:47:09 -0500 From: ADP <aphillips9@mindspring.com> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]the bike gods and my Schwinn Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.2.20031106143406.03b0ea28@pop.mindspring.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed MIME-Version: 1.0 Precedence: list Message: 12
As Rick pointed out, I have a bad habit of offending the classic bike gods. Sigh.... This is why I'm having such trouble with the Montelatici, and heck, thats pretty era correct.
I figured since I'm taking all these liberties in interpreting a 1973 Schwinn by giving it much nicer 27" wheels and better center pulls than it came with, that no one would too terribly offended by some era correct downtube shifters.
I have some Suntour power rachet bar con shifters, but I think they may be too new. Did the original ones that came with the Schwinn have little black handles? The lightweight data book is not enlightening me to this. I also need to find more of the cool metal cable housing that they prefer.
Ann Phillips, Atlanta GA
home of the Dahon folding bike, I've sold 3 today.