GTs58
I'm the Wiz, and nobody beats me!
That wouldn't be the first time. 1968 was the last year for the Clover chain ring.
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End Of An Era: My 1971 Schwinn Deluxe Racer
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That wouldn't be the first time. 1968 was the last year for the Clover chain ring.
Eddie Miller
Look Ma, No Hands!
I just checked the serial number on the back rim and that serial number is 1969.
GTs58
I'm the Wiz, and nobody beats me!
What's the serial number on the head tube?
Eddie Miller
Look Ma, No Hands!
EG068962. That would put it in May of 1971. But the back rim is from 1969, and the clover sprocket has to be from 1968. Either the previous owner replaced some parts and hoped no one would notice, or the Chicago plant needed to use up unused parts so my bike was cobbled together with extra 1968 or 1969 parts.
GTs58
I'm the Wiz, and nobody beats me!
Looks like the serial number was stamped in May of 71. It's not that unusual for a bike to have replacement parts from a previous owner, things break and wear out, if used. Personally, I'd rather have the old clover ring verses the mag. The mag looks fine on a Sting Ray but not so cool on a lightweight. Even though it was said there were no Deluxe Racers in the 71 catalogs, they sure could have been available but just not pictured in a catalog. Just did quick check on the catalog for 71. Racer coaster and three speed models only in various sizes. I assume both had chrome fenders so the Deluxe name was dropped. Your chain guard may have been from an earlier Racer.
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Eddie Miller
Look Ma, No Hands!
So we have 3 possible scenarios
1. A person who owned it before Gary (the guy I bought it from) fixed it using parts from an older sky blue Schwinn. [[Most likely scenario]]
2. The factory had extra '68-'69 parts they needed to get rid of, so they cobbled my bike together with them.
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3. There was such a thing as a 1971 Schwinn Deluxe Racer.
1. A person who owned it before Gary (the guy I bought it from) fixed it using parts from an older sky blue Schwinn. [[Most likely scenario]]
2. The factory had extra '68-'69 parts they needed to get rid of, so they cobbled my bike together with them.
or
3. There was such a thing as a 1971 Schwinn Deluxe Racer.
Eddie Miller
Look Ma, No Hands!
Nice
