Bicycles from Japan made in the 70’s have a production month letter in either the first or second position and a production year number in the other (first or second) position. I sold a couple of bikes and this fell on my lap. I believe the original source for the Schwinn serial number information listed in the OP is here: Schwinn Date Codes From there it links to these pages: i.d. The following weekend, racing his Paramount tandem, he felt he was beaten by a team that cheated (by holding on to a vehicle) and he quit racing altogether. When I purchased this bike it was equipped with Weinmann centerpull brakes, Campagnolo deraileurs, seatpost, headset,and hubs. The serial number can typically be found in one of three places on a Schwinn made bicycle. The Schwinn Bicycle Co. is an American bicycle company and a bicycling history icon. THIS CHART APPLIES TO CHICAGO SCHWINN`S ONLY. I might have a hard time cleaning the bike and making the paint shine without damaging the pinstripes. It was equipped with tubular tires and regina freewheel and chain.
Attached a few photos of how the bike looked upon purchase. He as not ridden it since the 1980's and he is no longer around. Had very few miles of actual use as evidenced by lack of wear on components and bearing surfaces! The silver 1973 has became my favorite rider and I put 1000 miles on it in the summer/fall of 2011. FACTS 1948 through 1952 1952 through 1969 1970 through 1982 Note on the original pages where it … Original 7700 DA brakes. The bike also had a spare 50t Campy pista chainring and a 16t Campy track cog. Serial No. I lost track of what the original rims were, I think they had lost their decals anyway. 1960 Schwinn Paramount, serial # D91. I did get a cool story of how the pinstriper (I forgot his name right now) would go to the local bar, get a couple of shots of whiskey and go back to the shop to draw this perfect lines. So, am kind of between a rock and a hard place.. Also every piece of documentation and a letter signed by Ignaz Schwinn III. I plan to swap out a few group parts with better quality pieces of the same parts, Bar-con shifters and ride it. It looks really nice, but it does have a fair amount of peppering to the chrome, especially on the seat tube. Locate the serial number on the left rear dropout, bottom bracket, or head tube. The decals are original and in great condition. I believe all these things are original to the bike. The headtube; The rear dropout; Underneath the bottom bracket shell; Note: The serial number will always be found on the actual frame of the bike. It is on my size so this is a keeper. Examples J677123 = September, 1976, 6J77123 = September, 1976.. During the 1980s, Greenville used the old letter-digit (e.g. Oddly enough, it came with a Campy Strada (road) headset. Had to have the saddle retopped as it was very dried out from lack of attention, resulting in a skirt split that basically left it unable to be ridden. The parts are all correct for a '61 save for the front derailleur and non-lipped second edition Campagnolo crankset." E7824 was built and shipped in May 1978 to Jerryâs Schwinn Cyclery in Coon Rapids, MN. The pinstripes are very nice but very delicate. Looking to date my 1960s Paramount #K807 and wanted to know where to look. Upgrades: DA 7800 RD, DA 7800 FD, DA 7800 brifters, custom built wheelset (H+son with White Industries hubs). The components are the original Gran Sport/Weinmann/Stronglight pieces. It appears to my unpracticed eye to be pretty much as sold, with the usual exceptions of tires, tape, possibly chain, etc. Note: This scheme is for all Chicago built non-Paramount models excluding 1962-1963 Superiors, 1964-1969 Super Sports and 1968 S/S Tourers (whose Serial Numbers are located on the left rear axle hanger and consist of a single letter code for the month [again, skip "I" and "O"], the last digit of the year and a 3-digit sequential build number -- e.g. Thank goodness for it as it preserved the original Weinmann gray casing.
Going to slack off of it next summer and ride my vintage all Campy Cannondale. A couple years ago I came across a near mint - near NOS early '62 Paramount, but it was a very small frame and since this '61 chrome was more deserving the group made its way to this bike. While under my ownership it has been cleaned, polished and any inappropriate parts have been replaced. Headset is standard equipment "AS" stamped model (Campy Record was available as an option along with crankset and seatpost, but sure you already know that). This might have been the last Paramount to leave the factory with those "antique" decals. Also every piece of documentation and a letter signed by Ignaz Schwinn III. Originally it came with a full Campy pista gruppo, headset, seatpost (26.8mm), cranks (165mm), chainring (46t), bottom-bracket, pedals (chrome-steel), high-flange hubs (with Schwinn counterdrilling) and cog (14t).