Hey Calvert !
Please don't toss any old Schwinns ( or old Raleighs either ) before ya give me a chance to buy 'em !
Kansas City isn't that far away !
:^)
Raoul Delmare Marysville Kansas
( met Arlo Guthrie & had a conversation once )
> In a message dated 9/7/2003 3:32:47 PM Central Standard Time,
> pariscycles@yahoo.co.uk writes:
> Could anyone please tell me if a British GB handlebar stem will fit a
Schwinn
> lightweight?
> Mick Butler Huntingdon UK.
> Mick...Yep, it should.
>
> Most late 60's and early 70's Schwinn Lights
> came with bars & stems from Blighty.
> Originally they carried the "GB" mark.
> Then later they were marked with an "S" or "Schwinn approved"
> ---these don't say "GB" but they look the same.
> Many of the bars were randonneurs.
>
> I don't toss an old Schwinn until I've also checked the wheels
> which were often (no such thing as "always" on a Schwinn)
> made of Normandy H/F hubs and Weinmann rims.
>
> Calvert Guthrie
> Kansas City