Many 60's/ early 70's fillet brazed Schwinns, i.e. Superior, Sports Tourer, Super Sport use bars that are marked "Made in England", or perhaps "Englis h Made", or maybe "British Made". Often the markings are at the end of the bars, and so are normally covered by the bar tape. I've always heard thes e were made by GB, but I'd have to look at them again to see if there is ac tualy a GB marking. These bars may have been used lower in the line as wel l on Continentals and Varsities, don't know.
My Paramounts all have Cinelli bars, but the oldest is 1970, so earlier Par amounts could have had English bars, GB or otherwise. One interesting deta il on my 1962 Superior is that the stem appears to be a rebadged Belgian-ma de Titan, but the head for the expander bolt is Whitworth. I was not aware Whitworth standard was ever used on the Continent, so I don't know what to make of this.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Big Spring, Texas, USA
> From: P J Rutledge <prutledge1@comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [CR] eBay Outing: 30's-50's Schwinn Paramount Track Bar and
Stem
> To: "classicrendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Date: Monday, April 20, 2009, 12:56 PM
> Does anyone know if Schwinn ever used bars marked "Made
> in England" (as in the outed eBay listing) on the early
> (pre-war or post-war) Paramounts? Matthew admits that
> he's not sure the bars are original Schwinn equipment.
> Also, I've read that "Made in England"
> probably indicates they were manufactured post-war rather
> than pre-war (pre-war would more likely say "Made in
> Great Britain" or just "Made in Britain"). I
> was under the impression that Schwinn used Torrington bars
> (made in USA) on the early Paramounts, but perhaps they
> began using bars from England after the war? Can anyone shed
> more light on this? I am desparately seeking the right bars
> for my otherwise all-original '38 Paramount.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Pete Rutledge
> Woodbridge, VA, USA
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "devotion
> finesse" <devotion_finesse@hotmail.com>
> To: "CR discussion list"
> <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 10:09 AM
> Subject: [CR] eBay Outing: 30's-50's Schwinn
> Paramount Track Bar and Stem
>
>
>
> I have listed an item of interest on eBay that I'd like
> to share with The G
> ang: Steel adjustable stem and bars for a 30's -
> 50's Schwinn track bike.
>
> Auction can be seen here:
> http://ebay.com/
> Or by searching item number "120409153259" or
> seller "gapaja".
> Thanks for looking,
> Matthew Bowne
> Brooklyn, New York
>
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