The Sports Tourer is one smooth riding, rugged bike. It weighs about 26 pounds. I rode a thousand mile tour on one. It is not particularly "lively". The low BB gives stability and good tracking. In small sizes it may be a bit stiff due to the straight guage, fairly thick cromolly tubing, despite the long WB. The Huret rear dropout is a pain to adapt to decent rear derailleurs. I have had several of these and my wife has the Superior that was the end of the line. They are also available in a rather large size (25 1/2") for tall people and in that case the relative stiffness of the tubing probably makes for a a great economy classic for the Clydsdale types.
Joe Bender-Zanoni
Whitneyville, CT
> HI Doug and members,
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\r?\n> What kind of RIDE / HANDLING can I expect from the "Fillet-Brazed"
\r?\n> Schwinns.
\r?\n> I want to ride, not park and look.
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\r?\n> Charlie Petry
\r?\n> near Jennersville Pennsylvania U.S.A.