FS - 1979 Chicago Built Schwinn Lightweight – EXCELLENT All Original Road Bike

[DonCordier]

I have a 1979 Chicago Built Schwinn Lightweight Road Bike that I am interested in selling. It is EXCELLENT and is an All Original Road Bike great for riding but even better for a collector of vintage Schwinn bicycles.

It is in OUTSTANDING, EXCELLENT condition!!! I would rate it as a 9.5+ on a scale of 10.

I am asking $250 obo (Or Best Offer). Interested? Please call Don at 818-400-2848 or send me an e-mail.

THE DETAILS:
It is completely original, has the original Schwinn embossed saddle (like new), the original tires and the tubes still hold air!!! It was ridden less than twenty miles. It will need two new tires and should have a general inspection and lubrication before it is ridden any distance. It has the original paint and the color is a Light Green and was officially known as "Emerald Green", a high-visibility, light and bright green.

The S/N is HQ 572180 (on the lower left front of the Head Tube if viewed from standing in front of the bike) and it was manufactured in August of 1979.

This bike was purchased new at the Schwinn Dealer, Bert Straub’s Canoga Cycle Center located at 7003 Topanga Canyon Boulevard in Canoga Park, California 91303 and their phone was 818-340-4772 in 1979. The original Schwinn Dealer's decal is still as new and is located on the forward lower section of the Seat Tube.

These bikes were generally referred to as "26 inch" bikes, but specifically the size of this bike is as follows: The Head Tube is 6”. The Down Tube is 23” from the Center of the Head Tube to the Center of the Bottom Bracket. The Top Tube length is 22 1/4” from the Center of the Head Tube to the vertical Center of the Seat Tube. The Seat Tube Height is 21 ½ ” from the Center of the Bottom Bracket to the horizontal Center of the Top Tube. The “stand-over height” is approximately thirty-one and one-half inches. The Tires and Wheels are 27 inches X 1 ¼ inches.

Thank you for reading this post.

Regards,

Don