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Heavy as hell is right. But you should be able to make it functional. It has a 1-piece steel crank and takes a seat post and stem size that may be hard to find.
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08-03-2008, 06:56 PM #1
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Complete rebuild?
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I bought a 76 Schwinn Varsity 10-speed at a garage sale yesterday. It has all the original Schwinn components. It's been beat to hell, the odometer says 920 miles, but has been failing for quite some time.
I have two bikes that suit my commuting and recreational needs. I think it might be fun for touring, except it's heavy as hell, and I'm a grad student, so I don't really get any fun.
I'm trying to figure out where to start and where to go with it. Anyone?
I bought wheels and tubes for starters, but each wheel needs truing to be of any use. I think I will take them down to the LBS. Basically, I'm a little toolie when it comes to basic repairs, and thought this would be a fun learning experience for me without letting me fubar my good girls.
My bike is my Benz.
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08-03-2008, 07:20 PM #2
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Oil is good, grease is better.
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08-03-2008, 07:34 PM #3
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but built up could look like this:
http://velospace.org/node/11840
or this one right here
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=21564Last edited by Trek420; 08-04-2008 at 05:58 AM.
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08-04-2008, 03:39 AM #4
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Hey! That's exactly the bike I have but not in as good of shape. I also have a Schwinn odometer/speedometer which I think I will make into a little clock and a dynamo for the lights.
Originally Posted by Trek420
I will keep looking to see what people have done!
My bike is my Benz.
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08-04-2008, 08:25 AM #5
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perhaps heavy as hell does not matter when touring. you are already adding so much weight to the bike, what are a few pounds?
Thanks TE! You pushed me half way over!
http://pages.teamintraining.org/nca/seagull08/tnguyen
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08-06-2008, 06:46 AM #6
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I had a Schwinn Suburban as my first fix me up. Heavy as hell doesn't quite cover it. My next bike was a Nishiki mixte which felt like it was half the weight of the Schwinn (and that's saying something...those Nishikis aren't lightweights by any means!). I loved it though and the weight really didn't matter as I used it as a commuter. You will learn a LOT!
The best resources that I have found:
DebW
bicycletutor.com
Sheldon Brown
Big Blue book of bicycle repair
Park tool website
Have a blast!Claudia
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