Orange Julius

Doohickie

Member Since:

November 30, 2009

Older than Hack

INFORMATION

Manufacturer / Model

1973 Schwinn Varsity (Tourist Conversion)

Frame and Size

24" Electroforged Steel

Fork and Headset

Forged Steel Blade Fork

Handlebars / Stem / Grips

Huffy Tourist Bars with Schwinn Approved Grips

Saddle / Seatpost

Schwinn Approved Vinyl Touring Saddle

Cassette

Schwinn Approved Normandie

Chain

Schwinn Aprroved

Crank Set / Bottom Bracket

Ashtabula One-Piece Crank

Rear Derailleur

Suntour AR

Front Derailleur

Schwinn Approved

Shifters

Schwinn Stem Shifters

Pedals

Cheapie LBS Pedals with Toe Clips

Brakes / Brake Levers

Side Pull Calipers with Diacompe Touring Levers

Wheelset

Steel

Tires

27" x 1 1/4" NOS Kenda Gumwalls

Suspension

Fixed

Bike was reclaimed from the Fort Worth city dump. It came with the original drop bars and racing seat; I converted it to a tourist style bike by putting on tourist bars from an old Huffy and a Schwinn-approved touring seat. With the Schwinn Approved touring bag and Wald rear baskets, it makes a decent city commuter.

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Oneway

Posted:

December 9, 2009 • 09:10 PM

I'm begging you to tell me when you ride to town, do you have the old metal pant cuff clips? They were made of spring steel, horse-shoe shaped so one could slip them over one's folded pant cuff and keep them away from the chain.

Beautiful, proper bike with enough personal attention you must really be proud. A beauty!