Originally Posted by
pierce
you ever ride one of those 1950s Schwinn cruisers? 60 lbs, easy. we wrecked many of them rattling down fire roads in teh early 1970s. the frames were nearly indestructable but the solid blade forks, and the wheels, were awful
Fortunately, I don't intend to thrash around on this bike (the bike and I are both too old). I'm just overhauling it to ride it occasionally, and add it to my stable of vintage Schwinns.
BTW....60 pounds is an exaggeration, although not much of one. There's a reason people call these old Schwinns "anchors."