Schwinn bikes ( post pics here )
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MattiThundrrr
Rattus All Terrainus
This was my little guy's (he's the H-BOMB!) track bike until we got him an upgrade. Retirement and cruiser duty suits it well...
1959 Corvette I threw a leg over on occasion, with my friend Jon rocking it in his own way.
"The Orwellian" Greenville, MS built 1984 Le Tour Luxe, fixed gear conversion. I had it powdercoated dark metallic blue at Olympic in Santa Ana, CA. I rode a ton of miles on that bike. After moving back to CO, the head tube developed cracks at the bottom that went through the lug.
The "Japanasonic", 1977 Super LeTour 12.2 Super Lite that I scored on CL for $50 in Lake Elsinore, CA in 2005. The rear wheel was re-dished and set up fixed gear suicide style. It never spun on me, even without blue loctite. I had that booger wound up westbound on on this hill (33°53'58.1"N+117°53'49.8"W) with no traffic either direction one night around 2006 and the speed sign flashed "48, 49" as I rolled by... scary fun. In Sept 2007, my friend Kenny and I were struck by a hit and run driver in Santa Fe Springs, CA and that was the end of that frame.
1977 Le Tour II Super Lite (Panasonic), "Orange Whip" at the top of Carbon Canyon Road with Mt. San Antonio (California) in the background. Acquired in my current locale for $200 (inflation!) around 2012. Proper wheelset this time, All City 36h hubs, DT Champion and a couple of almost NOS Araya aluminum ISO 630 (hooked) rims. It lived at my mom's in SoCal for a few years so I would have something to drive on visits out there. It came back to CO with me three years ago and was my fast town bike, until I found the Paramount frame and then gifted it to a friend who rides like-sized frames and loves the color orange. It's now a SS gravel bike and still being ridden, the owner even taking it over The Edge Loop in Fruita, CO last weekend. Great Minds
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That's really nice! Heres my 57 Schwinn Racer 24" I like the rust.
Are those the new fuzzy tires I read about?
Ya there made on a farm.
One Bad Oscar, 1969 Schwinn Varsity, modded for my friend Adam. It had some cut-down low riser bars on the original build, but when I came up on some ape hangers and asked him if he wanted a set on OBO, well...
'64 Hornet, Nexus 3 conversion
Deliveri with a new name and old parts, including a red band kickback
Deliveri with a new name and old parts, including a red band kickback
That is a Honey of a Hornet.
