When I was in 6th grade in 1968, my parents bought me a Schwinn Collegiate and my brother a Varsity. It was the greatest gift I have ever received. I rode the heck out of that bike. When I outgrew the Collegiate, I inherited the Varsity. When I moved from Dallas to Austin for College, I began to think I was really out of shape but I sucked it up and continued to use it as my primary mode of transportation. It wasn't until I graduated that I realized a 40 lb. bike was not really designed for the Hill Country.