This item is a true "don't expect the experts to know what they are doing" story. Vintage Schwinns are going up in value everyday and the shop where this bike sold should have done the research to let the original owner know what he had. Both they, and the owner would have profited greatly. Their main mechanic, a guy named Mike Love, who says he's been in the business for over thirty years, should have known that this bike was special. Dude, might be time to consider a another "career", you just don't have the intelligence to make a go of this bike thing!