That's a very nice Tandem, and I hope a CR List Schwinn or tandem tifosi
picks it up to preserve and display.
Needs a little "originalizing" but that's OK.
Price seems fair.
Should be '63 Pan-Ams if not '59 or '67.
They were on the odd year before the Olympics at that time.
Ted Ernst
Palos Verdes Estates
CA USA
> Dear list,
> This bike belongs to Mike Rodregez (sp), I don't remember the name of his
> bike shop on Washington Ave. in Brooklyn.
> This bike belonged to my friend Erroll Frazer of Ocean Parkway. Errol
> steered and I rode stoker VERY fast downhill sprints in Prospect Park at
> 6:30 a.m many days. Oh about 60 mph.
> When I first saw her, she was white. I repainted her light blue for
> Erroll. He was killed in a scuba diveng accedent about 8 years ago and
> the family sold off all his stuff. I ended up with Erroll's chrome
> Schwinn Paramount track bike (sold through Mike's shop to some guy who
> thought it was pretty, who then put it up on e-bay where I bought her).
> It was Sime's bike for the National team.
> Mike had the bike repainted to this orange color.
> This tandem was built for the Pan Am trials, in 62 I think.
> What a bike!
>
> John Pergolizzi
> San Diego, Ca.
>
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>
> On Jan 8, 2010, at 8:53 PM, Julian Shapiro wrote:
>
>> Somewhere in the wilds of Brooklyn, NY......
>>
>> http://newyork.craigslist.org/
>>
>> Julian Shapiro
>> Sag Harbor, NY