Is This A Counterfeit AS Bolt?

[GTs58]

Sure looks like it to me, but I'm no expert.


http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-5...0001&campid=5335809022&icep_item=291995267412

 

[Freqman1]

Looks to me like someone machined it-not genuine Schwinn. V/r Shawn

 

[Tim the Skid]

Could it be from the 1995 re-issues? The small dimple between the A S doesn't look right.

 

[GTs58]

I don't have a reissue Phantom to check and see if it has an identical D bolt. This one was definitely made on a CNC or lath. The reissue Phantom rims have Schwinn Tubular S-2 stamped on them but they are not Tubular rims from what I've seen.

Can anyone with a 95 Phantom check and see if their D bolt is machined like this one?

 

[stoney]

Looks to me like someone machined it-not genuine Schwinn. V/r Shawn

I'm with Shawn, looks to be machined to me. The dimple in the center gives it away.

 

[stpeteschwinn]

The 45 on the bottom corners isn't correct either. If you need an original Gary I can drop one in the mail to you.

 

[Tim the Skid]

Actually some of the originals have a slight 45 angle on the corners. Here's two originals.

 

[GTs58]

Thanks Tim. Seems the bolt in question has more of a chamfer on the corners than the originals. Your two examples appear to be slightly rounded, not cut on a 45.

 

[Tim the Skid]

I'd like to see the AS bolt on a 1995 phantom re-issue to compare to the one in your original post. They definitely have a machined look to them as Shawn said.

 

[ABC Services]

I have one of the 95's hardware packs and the one in it does not show any signs of machining or the dimple.