The 1970s Schwinn Super Sports were fillet brazed in Chicago just a few feet from the Paramounts. Nevertheless, serious cyclists have always considered them "tanks." (My friend Tyger Johnson, America's first cyclocross champion, adopted a sunset orange Super Sport for training rides). Tens of thousands were manufactured, and if patient, today's collector may find one for a song. This 1972 super sport began as a N.O.S. frame that had languished for decades in a bike shop basement due to a single broken cable guide. I've built it with a variety of parts, including a 1966 Sturmey-Archer three speed hub with three cogs, a 1946 Normandy front hub, a double plateau alloy crank, and Bluemels mudguards. I like the randonneur bars that were originally spec'd on the Super Sport, so long as one eliminates the "Schwinn-Approved" safety levers. I've placed the brake cables ahead of the bars on my bike to allow easy access to the stem shifters.

1972 Schwinn Super Sport ©Daniel Dahlquist