Originally Posted by
Velo Mule
Is that a lugged unicrown fork?
Originally Posted by
Dylansbob
I think that the fork was sourced from Panasonic by Schwinn. I could swear it looks the same as the Panasonic MC-2500 I had.
Originally Posted by
Korina
From what I understand, people didn't trust early unicrown forks, so mfrs. added lugs to reassure them.
That's my understanding as well. These were on the high end bikes for a few years- it's interesting that the unicrown was "hi-tech" and special at the time- but people didn't trust the change from a "real" fork crown.
For those of you playing along at home- the Cimarron was Schwinn's top of the line bike- and it was really special. CrMo frame and fork, top of the line components- and the frame was fillet brazed at the front and lugged at the rear. The next model down, the High Sierra, was fillet brazed in the front, but TIG welded at the seat cluster and BB.
There's a whole lot of super cool awesomeness going on with that bike!!!