1979 schwinn collegiate

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Modelcarjedi

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Kept seeing this pop up on the Facebook market. I'll probably do a low buck banana seat bike build.
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modelcarjedi said:
Must be a rare/ unpopular model. I thought I'd see a few on the web. I can't wait to clean this up and get it running again


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I don't know about that--I have TWO of 'em. Well...one is a Speedster and the other a Varsity, but they are among my favorite Schwinn frames. Kinda on the small side for a big guy like me, tho.

Yours isn't wearing the dreaded ISO 597 tire, is it? Those S-6 hoops can severely limit one's rubber choices.

(Noticed it's wearing a Pete's sticker on the seat tube. I wonder if they're the ones responsible for mounting the front fender...backwards.)
 
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RustySprockets said:
I don't know about that--I have TWO of 'em. Well...one is a Speedster and the other a Varsity, but they are among my favorite Schwinn frames. Kinda on the small side for a big guy like me, tho.

Yours isn't wearing the dreaded ISO 597 tire, is it? Those S-6 hoops can severely limit one's rubber choices.

(Noticed it's wearing a Pete's sticker on the seat tube. I wonder if they're the ones responsible for mounting the front fender...backwards.)
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It has 24" rims. I haven't really looked into my tire choices yet. The fender is really loose. Check out the attached pic. It's fender is the same way
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Odd. Maybe that's how they did them, but I'd expect the ducktail to be on the trailing edge, not the leading one.

24" rims makes it sound like a youth bike. Both my camelbacks are full-size adult bikes--26"/597 & 27"/630, respectively. Your rims may be smaller, but at least you'll enjoy a wider variety of tire choices.
 
RustySprockets said:
Odd. Maybe that's how they did them, but I'd expect the ducktail to be on the trailing edge, not the leading one.

24" rims makes it sound like a youth bike. Both my camelbacks are full-size adult bikes--26"/597 & 27"/630, respectively. Your rims may be smaller, but at least you'll enjoy a wider variety of tire choices.
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Banana seat and some big bars should be fun :)


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