Originally Posted by
Brian25
Forget the Schwinn. About the heaviest thing ever produced. Made from thick piping. Has a one piece crank, lousy for converting to triples.
Total landfill/trash. Go with the rigid fork. ATB.
While it may not be the best option available for this purpose, it is hardly only good for the trash.
Originally Posted by
ironwood
Don't trash bikes. Donate them to an organization that will send them to the third world.
Or even in your own community. Plenty of bike rescue/coop groups around me that refurb old bikes and give them to community members in need, while selling off the nice ones to C&V schmucks like me to fund the operation.