Right, as I said, this bike does not even remotely resemble a 1976 Superior. The 1976 was essentially a renamed Sports Tourer, as the Sports Tourer disappears after 1975 and the Superior reappears in 1976. The 1976 had a double alloy cotterless crank, like the Sports Tourer, not the Asthabula crank with Huret triple rings. Suicide levers aside, the eBay bike is the genuine atrticle.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
> From: Jesse Hearndon <viper7990@hotmail.com>
> Subject: RE: [CR]eBay Outing - 1963 Schwinn Superior
> To: jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net, "c r" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Date: Saturday, January 3, 2009, 5:53 AM
> I could be wrong but that appears to be an early-60's
> Superior, it has the old-style lettering on the frame that
> was used until 1975 I think. Definitely not a 76-78
> Superior. Also I don't think the 76' - 78' was
> offered with a triple-chainring crank. Do you have the S/N
> for it?
>
> Very rare bike indeed, aside from my 76' Superior this
> is the second one I have ever seen in existence.
>
> BTW the Ciocc is pretty much finished and now I am moving
> onto the Superior for my next restoration.
>
> Jesse Hearndon
> West Melbourne, FL> Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 20:20:07
> -0800> From: jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net> Subject: Re:
> [CR]eBay Outing - 1963 Schwinn Superior> To:
> CLASSICRENDEZVOUS@BIKELIST.ORG> > > > Sorry, but
> there was no 1973 Superior. The Superior> > disappears
> from the lineup after 1963 and does not reappear> >
> until 1976 and this bike does not even remotely resemble
> a> > late 70's Superior. The suicide levers may be
> older> > than you think, or might have been added, but
> everything> > else screams early 60's, including
> the Titan chromed> > steel stem. As I own a 1962 all
> original Superior, I can> > tell you this bike is
> 99.9% sure to be as represented. If> > fillet brazed
> Schwinns are your thing, this one is pretty> > close
> to the Holy Grail. Again, no personal interest,> >
> except that if it were my size, I'd keep it quiet
> and> > bid myself.> > > > Regards,>
> > > > Jerry Moos> > > > > > ---
> On Fri, 1/2/09, Peter Tutty> >
> <peter_tutty@yahoo.com> wrote:> > > > >
> From: Peter Tutty <peter_tutty@yahoo.com>> >
> > Subject: Re: [CR]eBay Outing - 1963 Schwinn
> Superior> > > To: "Classic
> Rendezvous"> >
> <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>,> >
> jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net> > > Date: Friday, January
> 2, 2009, 9:33 PM> > > I'm no Schwinn expert,
> but I'd think 1973> > rather> > > than
> 1963 based on the 'safety' brake levers> >
> and> > > other components.> > > > >
> > Peter TuttyLondonderry > > > > > >
> --- On Fri, 2/1/09, Jerome & Elizabeth Moos> >
> > <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net> wrote:> > >
> > > > > > > From: Jerome & Elizabeth
> Moos> > > <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>> >
> > Subject: [CR]eBay Outing - 1963 Schwinn Superior>
> > > To: "Classic Rendezvous"> > >
> <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>> > >
> Received: Friday, 2 January, 2009, 6:16 PM> > >
> > > > > > > I don't usually do this,
> but this might be of> > interest> > > to you
> fillet brazed Schwinn fans - you know who you> >
> are:> > > > > >> >
> http://ebay.com/
> ihZ018QQcategoryZ156522QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem>
> > > > > > Purportedly a 1963 Superior, and no
> reason the doubt> > > that. Looks remarkably
> clean. At the current bid> > I'd> > >
> say this is a bargain. One day to go. No> >
> connection to> > > seller. I already have an all
> chrome 1962 Superior,> > plus> > > this one
> looks to tall for me. If it were my size,> >
> I'd> > > probably be keeping this to
> myself.> > > > > > Regards,> > >
> > > > Jerry Moos> > > Big Spring, Texas,
> USA> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
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