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Old 02-16-2020, 10:25 PM
robt57 robt57 is offline
NJ/NashV/PDX
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: PDX
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New $240.00 Schwinn World Voyager when I was 15 years old [1972]. Made in Japan ala Panasonic, Suntour bits. Upgrade to tubulars 2nd day.

Orange, chrome 1/2 fork and tail end. Stripped off the Orange to repaint, and the entire frame was chrome. So that's how I rolled it until I got my license... Sold it for insurance money for my 67 Olds Cutlass.

EDIT:

After a few years I missed my riding, Stopped @ Park Cycle Ridgefield, NJ. This LBS was my cycling Alma Mater, Home of the Paris Sport, Victors Sports/Fraysses connection.

Mike Fraysses sold me a custom 531 frame made in the back there, IIRC by Cuevas [the son]. The chrome chipped on the lug during headset install process, so they made the guy another.

I remember I paid 350.00 for the frame/fork all nice chrome with the flaw plating flake [small] on the HT lug.

My first ever build that wasn't a takedown repaint reassemble. Clearly I had not got the rear cable length right.

I have a pic of that, thus the diatribe, and yes, only tubulars needed apply:

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