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Picked up a schwinn voyager 10.8

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Riding a 41 Super Deluxe
I dont know a dang thing about these...the shifters are on the handle bar ends ....will post actual pic tommorow

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I think you meant Voyageur 11.8, not 10.8.
The first production year for the Voyageur 11.8 12-speed model was 1980 when it was marketed as a touring bike. Depending on the year, these were the #2 road bike in the Schwinn lineup behind the Paramount and above the Super LeTour. I’ve read that in 1980 Paramount production was stopped for a dept. reorganization so this was Schwinn’s top lightweight that year. The all chrome frame was the most expensive at $400, painted frames were $350. That’s inflation adjusted to $1.219 & $1,066 in today’s dollars.These came with a Shimano Altus LT groupset. The shifters were located on the downtube until at least ‘88 so your bar-end shifters may be an aftermarket mod.
The later (1983) Voyaguer SP 15-speed model is still highly valued as a very good touring bike. It was equipped with the Shimano Deore groupset.

Over time it’s possible the model dropped down in the lineup, I haven’t checked the later history of the model.

From the Findley Schwinn catalogs (http://www.trfindley.com/pg_schwinn_cats.htm:(

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im confused. according to Chicagology.com a 1974 schwinn paramount shows shifters on the drop bars? and when i compared the bike i found to this one in the site they dont look too different.

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Yep, yours looks just like my black ‘80 11.8 model, except for the bar end shifters. As found:
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And who ever thought foam covered handlebars was a great idea on a high end bike??

The chrome lugs on the Paramount are the biggest tipoff (other than the name decal) that there’s something special going on with that bike.
 
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