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schwinn continental
https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ra...039758072.html
can somebody tell me about this model? I haven't heard much about it before.
Thanks!
can somebody tell me about this model? I haven't heard much about it before.
Thanks!
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THis is an upgraded Varsity. Nicer rims and bars, still a heavy, electroforged frame. However, if it's rideable, it's worth $75. You must realize, this is a HEAVY bike, probably weighing over 35lbs.
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+1 Pretty good condition, really heavy. Should sell at that price.
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I see them on my local CL quite a bit. The owners must think they are made of gold as they ask $200+ for them. Maybe some one buys them to relieve there youth. I road one at a bike rally and it was like trying to ride through mud. Slow and heavy.
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The old EF Chicago Schwinns commonly bring $150 around here, if they are in pristine, ready to ride condition. Hipsters in particular are drawn to the "look" of the EF Schwinns. I have two Continentals and a Varsity in the queue right now. Just need to get motivated to finish them.
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They actually ride pretty well when they're freshly greased and tuned up, they are heavy though.
On the plus side Schwinn paint and chrome is nearly indestructible so it'll probably clean up great.
$75.00 is okay, towards the high end of what I'd pay for onethatneed going through.
On the plus side Schwinn paint and chrome is nearly indestructible so it'll probably clean up great.
$75.00 is okay, towards the high end of what I'd pay for onethatneed going through.
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Well, no not really. When the Continental at 35lbs and the Varsity at 37+lbs were at their peak sales, the Raleigh Record was available at about the same price weighing in at 28-29lbs. The Schwinn electroforged bikes were durable and well made, with better components than the Raleigh, but never "light weights" except in the minds of the Schwinn Marketing department.
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Well, no not really. When the Continental at 35lbs and the Varsity at 37+lbs were at their peak sales, the Raleigh Record was available at about the same price weighing in at 28-29lbs. The Schwinn electroforged bikes were durable and well made, with better components than the Raleigh, but never "light weights" except in the minds of the Schwinn Marketing department.
The old EF Schwinns have a special look, and are just about indestructible. For a long time, I ignored Schwinns due to my experience with the old heavy ones I had as a kid. But now I have gone full circle, with a garage full of Schwinns (but all light weight, up the food chain quite a bit, and all from the 1980s or newer). And most of them made in Japan....
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so heres the update.
I got a 1972 Continental for 20 dollars. It's pretty rusty and needs work, but it was the original owner and all original parts. So I am excited to restore it and really work through my first bike! And I also am going to pick up another free 1974 Continental this week for free. Maybe they aren't the best bikes, but they seem to be pretty good cheap options for my first bike restores.
I got a 1972 Continental for 20 dollars. It's pretty rusty and needs work, but it was the original owner and all original parts. So I am excited to restore it and really work through my first bike! And I also am going to pick up another free 1974 Continental this week for free. Maybe they aren't the best bikes, but they seem to be pretty good cheap options for my first bike restores.
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so heres the update.
I got a 1972 Continental for 20 dollars. It's pretty rusty and needs work, but it was the original owner and all original parts. So I am excited to restore it and really work through my first bike! And I also am going to pick up another free 1974 Continental this week for free. Maybe they aren't the best bikes, but they seem to be pretty good cheap options for my first bike restores.
I got a 1972 Continental for 20 dollars. It's pretty rusty and needs work, but it was the original owner and all original parts. So I am excited to restore it and really work through my first bike! And I also am going to pick up another free 1974 Continental this week for free. Maybe they aren't the best bikes, but they seem to be pretty good cheap options for my first bike restores.
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I agree on the heaviness. I have one that i upgraded to alloy wheels and it still weighs about 40 lbs. I swapped out the drop bars for some flipped northroads and it rides nicely.
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