Flea Market Find
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Flea Market Find
Couldn't resist posting my latest find. 1968 Racer. Photos show bike as found. 3 speed works well, wheels are straight/shiny, paint excellent. Took it on a short 2 mile ride and everything works as it should. Seat not original, but better than those awful s seats. I needed a large frame and they are a bit hard to find.
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Nice pick up of a good clean bike. Make sure you overhaul the bearings before you ride it very far.
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Very nice find! What is the frame size? I ride tall frames and they are all but impossible to find in that style of bike.
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Webshots is bailing out, if you find any of my posts with corrupt picture files and want to see them corrected please let me know. :(
ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
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23" frame size...they are hard to find at least in my area. And I got it at a great price. Roger on the grease....just wanted to take a short ride to see if it had any problems. It's built like a tank and weighs almost as much, but once you get going it's not so bad on level ground. And the Schwinn chrome is really something. I enjoy the heck out of riding something that's over 40 years old and still works like new.
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Very cool! I've got a '67 racer deluxe in green! FYI in my experience, the stock Schwinn seat was quite comfortable.
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