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Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-15-20, 02:04 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 10,902
Posted By 72ChromeP15

My Schwinn Voyageur II was produced with Araya...

My Schwinn Voyageur II was produced with Araya rims but I've had Rigida Super Champion on there since the late 70's, early 80's. The Mathauser pads I installed on the bike really tore up Araya rims.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-02-20, 05:17 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 14,026
Posted By 72ChromeP15

It was the guys in brown that lost an entire...

It was the guys in brown that lost an entire Mercian coming from Manhattan to me in LA. It was missing several days after it should have been delivered and I had to stop the rotation of the earth to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-21-20, 03:28 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 14,347
Posted By 72ChromeP15

1962 Paramount P-12 Got it from the original...

1962 Paramount P-12
Got it from the original owner with no decals, stripped it down and sent it to Waterford to have them applied.
Otherwise, the photo Is basically how I unpacked the box after...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-21-20, 08:29 AM
Replies: 571
Views: 123,585
Posted By 72ChromeP15

Here's my Voyageur II, purchased new with lawn...

Here's my Voyageur II, purchased new with lawn mowing funds in 1976. Upgraded to finned Mathauser pads, which were tough on the Araya rims, so I changed them to Super Champion Competition.
Has KKT...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-25-20, 02:43 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 4,566
Posted By 72ChromeP15

Most of my boxes still have bike parts in them....

Most of my boxes still have bike parts in them. Here's one that gave up its contents for my '62 Paramount though......
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-25-20, 02:39 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,932
Posted By 72ChromeP15

Yup. Like the bike. Stood underneath that sign...

Yup. Like the bike. Stood underneath that sign when I was up there in 2013.....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-25-20, 02:36 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,934
Posted By 72ChromeP15

^ Thanks for that. You might have made their day....

^ Thanks for that. You might have made their day. Spent 25 years in the USN. Definitely lots of solitude and not a lot of chit-chat with that gig.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-25-20, 02:25 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,691
Posted By 72ChromeP15

Looks heavy just in the photos....... then you...

Looks heavy just in the photos....... then you said stainless main tubes. Holy Hanna.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-19-20, 10:51 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 5,065
Posted By 72ChromeP15

Tressostar on the 70's bikes and Hunt-Wilde...

Tressostar on the 70's bikes and Hunt-Wilde plastic on the 60's rides.
I first used Brooks leather on my '82 Mercian. Kind of a pain to get it right.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-19-16, 07:50 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 6,273
Posted By 72ChromeP15

Interesting on the '72. Most of the Schwinn...

Interesting on the '72. Most of the Schwinn paperwork recommended against using the Campy fingertip controls. ("the frame construction and the use of broad range derailleurs also make the use of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-26-13, 01:47 PM
Replies: 2,360
Views: 1,049,295
Posted By 72ChromeP15

1962 Paramount......just completed. Factory...

1962 Paramount......just completed. Factory stock, except for the tires.
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Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-04-12, 07:03 AM
Replies: 2,360
Views: 1,049,295
Posted By 72ChromeP15

Here's a '62 Schwinn Superior I just finished

22 inch, violet color and one of Schwinn's first 15 speeds....
Came to me in a big box from the original owner. Everything disassembled, even the pedals. (apparently they were going to restore one...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-12-11, 06:34 AM
Replies: 2,360
Views: 1,049,295
Posted By 72ChromeP15

Basically stock, except for new Kenda tires....

Basically stock, except for new Kenda tires. Definitely Weinmann centerpulls, but I can't
vouch for the model number. Rims are the original 27's. I'm using a Campy Rally rear
changer- put the old...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-28-11, 10:53 PM
Replies: 2,360
Views: 1,049,295
Posted By 72ChromeP15

A Schwinn and a Schwinn

1972 Chrome Paramount P-15
1976 Voyageur II228754
Forum: Introductions
11-28-11, 10:31 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 190
Posted By 72ChromeP15

Greetings from Rancho Cucamonga California

I found this site via schwinnbikeforum.com, while discussing a 1973 World Voyageur that I had purchased.

I've got a 1972 chrome Paramount 15 speed that I got off Ebay a few years ago and a 1976...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-18-11, 12:54 PM
Replies: 152
Views: 16,325
Posted By 72ChromeP15

Thanks! I'll post the Paramount photos in the...

Thanks! I'll post the Paramount photos in the near future.
If anyone has the chrome "dork disc" (rear spoke protector) for a World Voyageur/Voyageur II
that they're willing to part with, please let...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-18-11, 11:49 AM
Replies: 152
Views: 16,325
Posted By 72ChromeP15

Nice build! I'm new on here. Followed a link...

Nice build!
I'm new on here. Followed a link someone posted on another forum. I've got a World Voyageur
in Cool Orange that I picked up last month. It was a barn find. I doubt it has turned a wheel...
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