That one was an 87-
The 87 High Sierras are really cool, unique and intriguing bikes.
These are from are from the time when MTBs were All Terrain Bikes. Rough Stuff Tourers.
Dual rack/fender mounts on dropouts/fork ends, rack mounts on chain stays and mid-fork, pump peg behind the seat tube, dual bottle eyelets.
This was the 2nd from the top ATB from Schwinn that year (3rd down if you consider the Paramountain frameset TOTL). The High Sierra had full CrMo frame/fork, fillet brazed front end, TIG welded back end and BB, the cool lugged unicrown fork (back then they didn’t trust TIG welding to be strong enough to hold the fork legs together!!!), the outrageously cool black chrome finish, Suntour roller cam brakes, Suntour XC Sport levers, a Shimano Deore (MT-60) drivetrain (when Deore was 2nd from the top under XT) and Joytech sealed bearing hubs with Araya rims. Top it off with the Schwinn “High Sierra” headbadge.
It it was a really really cool and good bike.
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