kostnerave
Finally riding a big boys bike
Hi Everybody,
I'm searching for some information about my latest acquisition, a 1977 Schwinn Volare. The bike seems to be original except for tires,tubes and brake lever hoods(cane creek). I beleive these were made by Panasonic for Schwinn, using 531 Reynolds tubing. All of the components appear to be Shimano Dura-Ace throughout except for Sakae Custom bars, Sakae stem and a Sakae Royal seatpost. The pedals are KKT. Now some questions: Was this model a limited production run? If so, will the serial number stamped on the bottom of the bottom bracket shell give me a frame number? Is the bike fairly rare? Are there differences between the '77 and '78 models beside the use of a Crane rear derailleur on my bike instead of a Dura-Ace unit? Thank you for any help, as there just isn't alot of information available.
I'm searching for some information about my latest acquisition, a 1977 Schwinn Volare. The bike seems to be original except for tires,tubes and brake lever hoods(cane creek). I beleive these were made by Panasonic for Schwinn, using 531 Reynolds tubing. All of the components appear to be Shimano Dura-Ace throughout except for Sakae Custom bars, Sakae stem and a Sakae Royal seatpost. The pedals are KKT. Now some questions: Was this model a limited production run? If so, will the serial number stamped on the bottom of the bottom bracket shell give me a frame number? Is the bike fairly rare? Are there differences between the '77 and '78 models beside the use of a Crane rear derailleur on my bike instead of a Dura-Ace unit? Thank you for any help, as there just isn't alot of information available.