1960 Radiant Red Continental

[hzqw2l]

Original two owner bike. Owner said he had the touring saddle installed when he picked it up from Valley Schwinn.
Tires are Breeze Sport Touring tires wit a UV date stamp.

 

[HARPO]

Love the "suicide" shifter!! That's a rare bird, indeed.

Seems like Continentals overall are now coming out of the woodwork.

 

[bikecrazy]

Someone really took great care of that beauty! Thanks for posting.

 

[Oilit]

Can we get a close-up of the rims and the stem? That's the nicest one I've seen in a long time!

 

[rennfaron]

Nice bike!

 

[rollfaster]

Sweet!!

 

[hzqw2l]

Can we get a close-up of the rims and the stem? That's the nicest one I've seen in a long time!

Here's what I have.

 

[Oilit]

Thank you! I've read that the first year Continental used non-Schwinn rims, but there's nothing like pictures!

 

[GTs58]

That's magnificent! Looks to be 100%.

Eric Amliee's write up on the 60 Conti

First year for the derailleur Continental. 10 speed. Stronglight 47/50 chainset. 15"-1"7"-1"9-22-25 Atom freewheel cluster. Simplex Competition front derailleur and Simplex Tour de France rear derailleur. Weinmann side pull brakes. Tubular painted fork with chromed tips. Forged alloy stem with double clamp bolts. Steel? drop bars. Tire size is listed as 27 x 1¼ (correct) in the consumer brochure, but as 26" (incorrect) in the model and price sheet. Rims were Rigida steel with knurls on the sides. Hubs were alloy high flange (Normandy?). Yellorex chain. Ideale saddle (#43). colors were Radiant Red, Radiant Blue, Radiant Green, Radiant Coppertone, and Black. Options included thorn-resistant tubes at $2.00 extra cost and southwest tires and heavy duty tubes for $4.50 extra cost. Frame sizes were 19", 21" and 23". $86.95

 

[hzqw2l]

That's magnificent! Looks to be 100%.

Plus it's a 23 inch frame.
Thanks