Here is a really clean (Model 224) that is the 24 inch frame mens model with Chrome FENDERS........Seller says its a 22 inch but my eyes say it is a 24 inch. Seller says it is a 1976 model but that is not possible as ORANGE was only available in 1971, 1973, and 1974 according to the catalogs.
The two good things about this 24 inch ORANGE Varsity is that it has the GT-100 (shimano built) rear derailleur (original equipment to the 5speed Suburban/Collegiate of 1970 to beginning of 1974). Much much better than the Huret Alvit SCHWINN APPROVED rear derailleur on seventies era Varsities/Continentals/10sp Suburbans.
Could have been a dealer replacement -OR- possibly the Chicago production line was running short of the Huret unit and fitted the GT-100 shimano unit to keep the production line going. At any rate, the GT-100 schwinn approved Shimano built rear derailleur is a much better and more durable unit.
The second thing that this ORANGE Varsity has going for it: IT HAS CLEAN PAINT and CLEAN FENDERS. Remove the fenders if that isn't your thing, but the paint and decals are cleaner than most. Yeah, the 24 inch frame is gonna make it unattractive to most unless they happen to be close to 6 feet tall. Under 5'-10" and you probably cannot comfortably ride this 24 inch frame Varsity.
https://asheville.craigslist.org/bik...970349727.html
I don't know the seller. I am not the seller. I have not viewed the bicycle in person. I have simply seen the listings' pictures on the asheville craigslist.
This Orange bicycle has been up on the Asheville craigs for at least several weeks. The sellers asking price isn't outrageous for how clean the Orange paint and chrome is. $125 This bicycle also has what looks like one of the available Schwinn catalog accessory Generator Sets (circa 1973).
I thought yall might want to see this ORANGE Varsity.
The Asheville NC area has many neat bicycles from time to time on craigs. It is a beautiful area but it has among the harshest winter seasons of any city in NC.
It is lovely during the Christmas season, but Asheville can get significant snowfall (for NC anyway) between Dec and the latter part of March. Because it is much more than an hour away from major cities, there tends to be a large selection of nice old bicycles for sale there that are largely untapped by folks unwilling to drive or visit Asheville. Most of the bicycles there come from retirees who have vacation homes there or have settled there.(They simply have brought their bicycles with them when they moved.) If you ever get the chance to see that part of NC and then the BlueRidge Parkway, you should stop and see some of it if you have the time.
My brother in law has a mountain house in NC (Franklin area) and my next door neighbor has a mountain house in NC also (Cashiers area). The NC mountain areas are great if you imagine Ernest T. Bass and the Darlings having become wealthy over the years. The local live music in that part of NC has some incredible musicians that nobody has ever heard about. It gets cold up there in the winter, but it is a super area and the people are fantastic there. If you're gonna ride there, you will need a Large Amount of Teeth on at least one rear sprocket to help with the hills.