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Love those old brick buildings...Perfect!

Too nice to ride. Just hang it on the wall and enjoy looking at it! 😉

Nice!

Thanks for that. It's always interesting to see direct comparisons like this, whatever they may mean. I think there may be more to it than just weight though. Judging from my own bikes, frames made from better tubing seem to have a "livelier" feel to them. They almost feel like they are...

Mine may have been clear coated by a previous owner. I haven't seen others, or heard any discussion about whether this was done by the factory, so don't know any more about that. I used bronze wool as it has less chance of scratching the chrome. Again, I don't have any experience with using...

Sweet! The decals on these are notoriously fragile and didn't age well. I have one in the 23" frame size. I don't know if they all have it, but mine had a clear coat on it which had become hazy and looked terrible. I spent an afternoon with denatured alcohol & bronze wool removing it. Bike looks...

Haack's was the major Schwinn dealer in Madison. They bought out my neighborhood store, Atkins, posted earlier in this thread. Haack's even had their own head badges.

I'm not sure that I'm a big fan of the shift lever covers, but that's what the catalogs show, and I had them, so I put them on.

You should be fine then. They looked higher than that to me. I miss seeing Cody around here. He has a great knowledge of the Schwinn lightweights and a bunch of just stunning bikes. I bought a '62 Superior frame set from him that I built up with '70s parts. I had been looking for a blue one for...

Congrats on your nice collection. Those stems look pretty high. Make sure that you have enough stem in the fork steerer tube for safety. That's a failure that you don't want to have happen!

That's a great price on that nice bike. If it was local to me I don't think I could resist it, even though it's a bit big for me.

Interesting brakes. Don't think that I've seen the Weinmann side pulls with the quick release mechanism before.

For me, the best thing about this is that the bikes went to someone who cares about them and appreciates them. I'm getting to the age & point that I'm going to have to start getting rid of my collection. I fear that many of them may go to college students who are just looking for a knockabout...

I believe the "Disneyland" decals began in 1960. Does anyone know just when the switch was made?

Agree with WillWork4Parts above. Seems like it wouldn't be too hard to cold set the rear triangle from 120mm to 110mm. You would need to do the string check though as I've read that one side moves easier than the other and you want to keep everything properly aligned. Any decent bike shop should...

I'm with Freqman & Vincev. If I have to ask the price of something, it usually means that I can't afford it, so I walk on by, unless it's something that I really, really want.

Nice score. The bike will appreciate your attentions

You have my dream bike! Back in high school I had a '67 T100C and a good friend had a '67 Bonneville. We used to ride together. I wished that I had the 650cc TR6C version instead of the 500cc. Years later I realized the I probably couldn't handle one of these off road, so no point having the...

I'm loving that Sea Mist Green Triumph that @Barfbucket posted. Is that a '67 model?

I don't think they've minted that much money yet!

I think a brand new saddle on the bike will look out of place and stick out like a sore thumb. To my eye the saddle you have on there looks just right.

That was a lot of labor to pay for. The bill must have been substantial. I covet your new SS spokes. Personally, I would leave the Brooks on the bike, unless the shop owner wants it back.

Nice job on the restoration. It looks great! I'd like to have one like this in Coach Green.

How do you determine how much spoke tension to use when building up a wheel?

Did Richard put that much later seat tube panel decal on it? If so, I have to wonder why.

Still not understanding why the ad with the white PX10LE against the orange background says "tubular wheels".

Yah...that or a big pipe wrench.

The only white lithium grease that I've used is Lubriplate in the black & silver tube. My experience with it is that it dries up and becomes ineffective fairly quickly. I know that it's been around for ages and had a good reputation back in the day. Are there better & longer lasting lithium...

Back to the ad again; I had been under the impression that the LE suffix meant that it had clincher rims & tires rather than tubular. The ad seems to contradict that. Perhaps it varies with the year.

But what about the ad for the white PX10LE that Harpo posted?

Seems odd to me that Peugeot put a pie plate spoke protector on the PX10.

I own both but both are in storage so don't have easy access to them right now. Best I can do is from my pic files. Here is a '62 in Radiant Gold and a '63 in Terra Cotta. I think the best description for Terra Cotta is "tomato soup"

You can always remove them later if you decide to.

I particularly love that Varsity! Great job on the photography, I haven't been able to get the hang of it yet. Shooting in the sun I generally get so much reflection that it obscures a lot of detail, and even in the sun I can't seem to capture the "glow" of the candy colors. Your photos are...

Often when I drop small items they don't just roll into some hard to reach place, they actually get sucked into a black hole, never to be seen again!

@kostnerave Your bikes are in amazing condition and a real treat to look at. Thanks for sharing them!

Beautiful bike! Looks like the r. der. pivot bolt needs to be loosened a tad so the body is free to pivot forward.

I think the '64 Sierra still used the the Normandy hubs with the circular holes.

I've never tried a B17 Narrow but I find the B17 Standard to be fairly comfortable, especially the Imperial version with the cutout in the top.

Wowza! While the Brooks is undoubtedly a better saddle, I hope you have your eyes open for a nice Sprint saddle for it.

Nice looking bike. I love the color.

I don't think I could get along with that saddle angle. On all my Brooks I have to have the nose up a bit so I don't feel like they're trying to dump me off the front. These are drop bar bikes though, so I'm leaned further over.

I had a Sky Blue '65 Varsity tourist(bought brand new) and it looked just like the bike in the catalog photo. The saddle was black. This is my re-creation of that bike. I lost track of my original one many decades ago. This one is not quite correct because of the white wall tires and the wider...

Here is a bike that Schwinn actually called Radiant Gold. It's a '62 Superior. This is not my bike, but I do have one. The paint on this bike is better than mine. Although it looks like Coppertone in the pic, if you stand it next to a Coppertone bike you can see that it's a different color.

Probably the nicest Flamboyant Red paint that I've seen. Very pretty!

I don't think that I've seen that fork crown before. At least I haven't noticed it before now.

I'd like to recommend Gus's work. He made me some sets of custom decals that were exactly what I wanted. The artwork is spot on. I haven't applied them yet, but I'm sure if I follow his detailed instructions they will go on without a problem. Thanks again @Gus

Wow...Nice score!!! I never see anything like that in my local market. Lots of low end mountain bikes though.

Something to watch for with the seat tube panel decals is the company name. Almost all the re-pops that I see say Schwinn Bicycle Co. As your photo shows, you want one that says Arnold-Schwinn & Co.

I'd take a close look at that stem. It looks too high, and one that likes to crack around the wedge. I suggest pulling, inspecting then reinserting making sure a safe amount is inserted into the steerer.