Schwinn Voyager II

I found a beautiful Schwinn Voyager II & I haven't found much information on
it. It is fitted with the following Schwinn approved items:

Dura-Ace Crank & Chain rings DiaComp center pull brakes & levers Bat wing handle bars Bar end
shifters Bronze colored freewheel gears with the larger gears having a skip link tooth pattern
LeTour long cage rear derailer 4130 steel tubing frame Micro adjust rear drop outs Beautiful chrome
tubing stays Aluminum Wheels Brand New 27x1" tires & tubes

Does anyone have any input?

In article <20031201151445.07997.00000987@mb-m03.aol.com>, stafengr@aol.com (Stafengr) wrote:

> I found a beautiful Schwinn Voyager II & I haven't found much information on
> it. It is fitted with the following Schwinn approved items:
>
> Dura-Ace Crank & Chain rings DiaComp center pull brakes & levers Bat wing handle bars Bar end
> shifters Bronze colored freewheel gears with the larger gears having a skip link tooth pattern
> LeTour long cage rear derailer 4130 steel tubing frame Micro adjust rear drop outs Beautiful
> chrome tubing stays Aluminum Wheels Brand New 27x1" tires & tubes
>
> Does anyone have any input?

Sounds like it's from 1975-76, check out -
http://www.geocities.com/sldatabook/detail7579.html

roydrink

"Stafengr" <stafengr@aol.com> wrote in message news:20031201151445.07997.00000987@mb-m03.aol.com...
> I found a beautiful Schwinn Voyager II & I haven't found much information
on
> it. It is fitted with the following Schwinn approved items:
>
> Dura-Ace Crank & Chain rings DiaComp center pull brakes & levers Bat wing handle bars Bar end
> shifters Bronze colored freewheel gears with the larger gears having a skip link
tooth
> pattern LeTour long cage rear derailer 4130 steel tubing frame Micro adjust rear drop outs
> Beautiful chrome tubing stays Aluminum Wheels Brand New 27x1" tires & tubes
>
> Does anyone have any input?

My uncle has one he bought new more than 25 years ago. He has more modern bikes, but claims the
voyager is the most comfortable bike he has ever owned. He still uses it for loaded touring and
rain rides.

> "Stafengr" <stafengr@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:20031201151445.07997.00000987@mb-m03.aol.com...
>>I found a beautiful Schwinn Voyager II & I haven't found much information on it. It is fitted with
>>the following Schwinn approved items:
-snip-

Frank & Joni Knox wrote:
> My uncle has one he bought new more than 25 years ago. He has more modern bikes, but claims the
> voyager is the most comfortable bike he has ever owned. He still uses it for loaded touring and
> rain rides.

Built by Panasonic for Schwinn: http://www.yellowjersey.org/pana.html At the bottom of the page is a
note to Panasonic owners that may relate to the OP.

--
Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971

stafengr@aol.com (Stafengr) wrote in message news:<20031201151445.07997.00000987@mb-m03.aol.com>...
> I found a beautiful Schwinn Voyager II & I haven't found much information on
> it. It is fitted with the following Schwinn approved items:
>
> Dura-Ace Crank & Chain rings DiaComp center pull brakes & levers Bat wing handle bars Bar end
> shifters Bronze colored freewheel gears with the larger gears having a skip link tooth pattern
> LeTour long cage rear derailer 4130 steel tubing frame Micro adjust rear drop outs Beautiful
> chrome tubing stays Aluminum Wheels Brand New 27x1" tires & tubes
>
> Does anyone have any input?

It is spec'd exactly like like my 1972 World Voyageur that was imported by Schwinn. The drop outs on
mine are Suntour. I think the "World" name was dropped a couple of years later.

The World Voyager was only produced one year. It sold in 1973 give or take a few months. The Schwinn Voyageur II was created so the price could be raised with the hopes that some of the people looking at the Voyageurs would purchase a Paramount instead. The World Voyageur and the Schwinn Voyageur II are almost identical. The World was made in frame sizes 21" and 23" and came in blue, orange or yellow. The Voyageur II version came in 23" and 25" frames and came in red and silver.

This website can help clear up some of the mystery.

http://www.geocities.com/sldatabook/models.html

btw - I have an orange World Voyageur AND a blue World Voyageur!