Originally Posted by
kajero
WOW! I just looked at my 5 year old Schwin bike .... It has 36 spokes on the ... fat wheels. I'd still rather use my Giant because it is so much lighter and easier to ride. The Schwinn is so heavy it takes a lot of energy to ride....
If the tires are 700C, you may be able to swap the wheels from the Schwinn to the Giant and switch to thinner tires than what is currently on the Schwinn. Maybe drop to 28 or 32mm.