Vintage Schwinn

The SCHWINN 7881 handlebars have the finest chromed steel that you'll ever find. Width is about exactly the same as the Velo orange TOURIST handlebar......perhaps the 7881 may be 1/6th of an inch wider at most. The SCHWINN 7881 handlebars have a slightly higher rise than Velo orange TOURIST handlebars.....probably about 1.25 inches higher in rise.......guessing maybe 4 inch rise for 7881 schwinn vs perhaps 2.75 inch rise for the velo orange Tourist bar.

You can find millions of 7881 model Schwinn handlebars beginning with the 1967 model year and continuing for the next decade until the late seventies.
In my opinion, the 7881 Schwinn handlebars are the most comfortable and best design that anyone ever offered.
You can tell if the 7881 handlebar is indeed the 7881 handlebar because ALL OF THEM ARE CLEARLY STAMPED AS SUCH, in the area portion which is not visible when mounted to the stem. You will see 7881-xx , with the xx portion having the exact year........thus 7881-67 = 1967, 7881-71 = 1971, 7881-75 = 1975......you get the picture............NONE ARE ANY BETTER THAN ANY OTHER YEAR, DESPITE CLAIMS OF SOME FOOLS SAYING PERHAPS THAT SCHWINN CHROME WAS BETTER IN SOME YEARS, BUT I HAVE NOT FOUND ANY VALIDITY TO THAT CLAIM DURING THE DECADE PERIOD THAT THE 7881 WAS IN PRODUCTION.
------The Schwinn Collegiate, Schwinn Breeze, Schwinn Speedster, & Schwinn Suburban models were just a few named Schwinn models that were produced in very large numbers during that time which you'll find with the 7881.
These are all standard 25.4mm(1") stem clamp mount, and the outer tube diameter of the remainder of the handlebars where the brake levers & grips attach is 22.2mm(7/8") . The old Schwinn 7881 model handlebars do make a fantastic UPGRADE for many ancient classic and antique bicycles from many of the great marques as well as for unloved, who cares, low rent makes, and also similar 21st century respected and low-rent beach cruiser type tourist bicycles. You'll find that a typical clean non-rusted Used 7881 Schwinn handlebar will both look better and outperform 95% of the new Tourist handlebar offerings of today for upright tourist duty in my opinion. Yeah it is heavier than than aluminum, but you aren't gonna ever break it*, and you will never find any new handlebar with the chrome quality of the old used 7881 Schwinn handlebar. ( * yes mister doofus, if the used 7881 handlebar has severe rust, and large chrome loss, it is possible to break it, but that is largely a moot point as you aren't gonna find and use a severely rusted used 7881 when millions are still in near perfect condition...)