Originally Posted by
retyred
I especially liked the Continental and Varsity in the yellow and orange motif. Think of the designation 'High Visibility Boat Anchor".
Laugh all you want. For years I rebuilt every Varsity and Continental I could get my hands on. For a college student's daily transportation, you can't do much better. Weight doesn't matter in those situations. Strength and ability to take abuse does.
And I still think the Varsity is the greatest ten speed ever made. Considering all those customers I sold them to back in the early 70's: People who hadn't been on a bicycle since they were kids, didn't have a clue how to care for a good European road bike, most of my customers would have beaten a Raleigh Grand Prix or Peugeot UO-8 to death in a couple of months. That Varsity was the perfect bike until they learned how to care for one.
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