Schwinn Voyageur
11-12-09, 08:40 AM
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Schwinn Voyageur
Where were these bikes made?
11-12-09, 12:03 PM
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Made in Japan. I think Panasonic made them for Schwinn. They were really nice bikes. I had a World Voyager, and it was, and is a great, well made road bike.
11-12-09, 02:21 PM
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Many were made in Japan, Panasonic. Later ones elsewhere by others. Short of a photo; perhaps a ser. # but more effective is color and an account of its parts.
11-12-09, 07:32 PM
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11-12-09, 11:43 PM
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The Passage and the Le Tour Luxe were made in Mississippi. The Voyagers of the same vintage were different frames (through the tubing was the same not counting the forks). I had always thought all of them were made in Mississippi, but maybe the Voyagers were sourced elsewhere.
11-14-09, 07:41 AM
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The Passage and the Le Tour Luxe were made in Mississippi. The Voyagers of the same vintage were different frames (through the tubing was the same not counting the forks). I had always thought all of them were made in Mississippi, but maybe the Voyagers were sourced elsewhere.
Voyageur II, carries a Made in Japan label... e.g.: this ebay listing see photos
Voyageur SP, carries a Made in Japan label.
World Voyageur, carries a Made in Japan label.
Voyageur 11.8, carries a Made in Japan label.
11-15-09, 09:42 PM
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My 1986 Voyageur was made in Japan, most likely by Panasonic (National), and has Columbus "Tenax" tubing, the fork is Tange chro-mo (I believe). Very solid, well made bike. Most of the parts are not original, but it weighs 26lbs, not bad for a full-on touring bike.
11-16-09, 08:30 PM
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On the road . . . My 11.8 in my hotel room.
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11-16-09, 08:35 PM
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My 1981 Voyageur 11.8, prior to moving on to its current home. Made in Japan. I always assumed it was a Panasonic, but I am not sure.
11-16-09, 08:52 PM
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Yours is an '80, '81 give or take. It's a Panasonic, can tell by the straight lugs. NICE bike !
The diffference is you've posted a photo....
The diffference is you've posted a photo....
12-08-09, 09:34 AM
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wk101: That's almost identical to my voyageur, only I have one in red, and it has more bits and chips of paint missing 
Did yours also have the wacky six speed cassette rear? I had to go to the ends of the earth to find a replacement when I stripped and refurbished mine.
For now, mine has a brooks narrow, but I think I'm getting rid of that, and I believe I'm also going to palp some fenders and a rack. It's my errand and runabout bike. I rode the hell out of it all the way through college and resurrected it a couple of years ago from a mothballed, nasty state.
Did yours also have the wacky six speed cassette rear? I had to go to the ends of the earth to find a replacement when I stripped and refurbished mine.For now, mine has a brooks narrow, but I think I'm getting rid of that, and I believe I'm also going to palp some fenders and a rack. It's my errand and runabout bike. I rode the hell out of it all the way through college and resurrected it a couple of years ago from a mothballed, nasty state.
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12-08-09, 12:41 PM
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As an FYI I have a 1987 that I currently have broken down and can verify that on mine the fork tube is stamped Tange.
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