The bikes Jerry is referring to and purchasing (Superior, Sports Tourer, Super Sport)?were indeed hand fillet-brazed, not electro-flash welded like the Varsity and Continental models. I believe Jerry posted the relevant link earlier, but here it is again:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/
Ed Granger Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
___________________________________________________________ "In 1973 wouldn't this bike have been "electro-forged" instead of filet brazed?
The drop outs don't look like electro-forged ones though, was there a price point above which the frames were filet brazed?
-Eric
Are these "fillet-brazed" Schwinns fillet-brazed same as the Varsity models were...? I recall reading somewheres that in truth the method of construction was not actually fillet-brazing but rather some automated brazing process what produced a joining that looked like fillet-brazing.
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