View Single Post
Old 10-16-05 | 10:11 PM
  #35  
DynamicD74's Avatar
DynamicD74
Senior Member
 
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 387
Likes: 4
From: The 'Burbs

Bikes: ' 96 Trek 830 Mountain Track,'74 Schwinn Suburban, '74-ish Fuji Dynamic 10, '73 Schwinn Varsity,'73 Schwinn Breeze, '94 Schwinn Sidewinder. First Schwinn was a '74 Schwinn 24 inch Varsity in Lime Green, and previously owned a '74 Schwinn Breeze

Originally Posted by As You Like It
Sweeeet! I reckon the Suburban weighs a little more than the Trek...maybe another 5-7 lbs-ish. I think that would be about right for an early 1970s electroforged Schwinn.
I have a '73 Schwinn Varsity and a '74 Schwinn Suburban. (Those are, by far, my two heaviest bikes.) I don't know exact weights, but I've heard/read those bikes are in the 35-42 pound range! They certainly feel like they weigh that much when you pick them up! (I think my MGB might weigh less!)
DynamicD74 is offline  
Reply