Originally Posted by jbs
(I had logged several camping miles on my old Varsity without a single flat or broken spoke, and the wheel was out of true! Never even thought I could fix it! )
Allow me to clarify: You can't fix it. It is virtually impossible to true a Schwinn Tubular S-6 rim (used on the Varsitys) to a reasonably satisfactory extent.
They are among the worst rims ever made - I don't care how strong they are at the sides, the spoke area was never reinforced, and as a result, the spokes would warp the metal at the holes. Their chroming and finishing were trash as well.
...and who ever thought of that knurling? Was it a precaution to make sure that rust would form in between the crevices where the chroming and nickling didn't get a good hold?
-Kurt