When I was about 12, my bike broke so my dad gave me his college bike, a 65 Coppertone Varsity, which at the time I thought was a horrible thing. A few years ago, he asked me if I wanted it - and even though I was into bikes at the time, I passed on it just because I didn't have the room and wasn't real excited about another lightweight.
Well, of course not long after I really got the old road bike bug and kicked myself.
Found this one at a local shop - think it's a '64 since it has the downtube shifters, but not a '63 because of the style of the sprocket. Will look up the serial # later. For now, rinsed off the grime and going through it. Will be on the lookout for a donor bike for some nicer OG Schwinn cable housing this garage sale season.
Stoked about getting this one all cleaned up!! 8) CHECK OUT THAT STEM!!!
