1962 Violet Schwinn Superior

[Schwinn499]

Are those big foil seat tube decals the vinyl type? Not waterslide

Water slide.

 

[Eric Amlie]

That's not a decal. That section of the seat tube is chrome plated.

 

[Schwinn499]

Water slide.

Oh? Thats when you meant.

 

[Metacortex]

I think he meant the demarkation decals between the chrome and the paint and not the chrome itself?

BTW, speaking of the chromed seat tube, that must have been done before the frame was fully brazed, at least I don't know how they could have chromed just that part of the frame once it was assembled. They must have had extra chromed tubes leftover after Superior production ended as here is one on a '64 Super Sport frame: http://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/1046896-1964-schwinn-super-sport-project.html#post18499137

 

[schwinnman67]

Glad it made to you ok! That is a sweet bike, too bad it wasn't a 22" frame...

 

[momo608]

I think he meant the demarkation decals between the chrome and the paint and not the chrome itself?

If your talking about me I thought it was a big shiny decal! Never seen one of these outside of pictures. Never occurred to me they would chrome the frame like that.

Chrome decals

 

[Metacortex]

Besides the chromed seat tube (even if painted over) and the solid Huret dropouts on the early '62 models, are there any differences between the frames/forks of the '62-'63 Superior vs. the '64-'66 Super Sport? I don't think there are any but I want to be sure...

 

[Eric Amlie]

None that I can think of other than the '63 Superior had chrome "sox" front & back, and the '62 had them in back.

 

[Metacortex]

Thanks, that's what I was thinking but I forgot about the "socks". So other than certain chrome treatments (and serial number dates) they were essentially the same. In other words 1967 was the first big change for the fillet-brazed frames.

 

[Schwinn499]

Not to be ungrateful but i wish this bike was a 63...love that fork