World Tourist

[wheelbender6]

I was walking into my local grocery store this afternoon an saw this securely locked to the fence. Looks to be a mid 1980s World Tourist.
I googled the bike and it is not Chicago made. The good news is that the nice lugged frame was made in Taiwan by Giant. The owner has a good eye for light weight bikes.

 

[GTs58]

I like that modern artsy rear reflector. Or is that a crash bumper?

 

[wheelbender6]

Funny. The rear flector does resemble those big rubber pieces they added to car bumpers in the early 1970s. I guess that is a stock item. Every one I have seen has it.

 

[olderthandirt]

heavy duty reflector ?

 

[dweenk]

That reflector looks like the "coffin" from 1970's Raleighs.

 

[HARPO]

It has the Shimano "FF" Front Freewheeling system. These didn't last to long before Schwinn stopped using them.