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Bikes: 1987 Mercian Pro, 1985 Shogun 500, early '70s Falcon San Remo, 1972 Peugeot PX-10, 1972 Schwinn Paramount P13-9, 1971 Raleigh International, 1971 Peugeot PX-10, 1970 Raleigh Professional Mk1
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Originally Posted by Murray Missile
Everybody had one and almost everyone still does. They were indestructible! Two things will survive all out nuclear war, cockroaches and Schwinn Varsities LOL.
A sky blue 1965 Varsity was my entry point. My mom bought it from a co-worker in ‘67 when I was not quite 11. By the spring of ‘72 I had learned to ride and wrench on it, but I turned my back on it in favor of “proper bicycles”. I don’t recall what happened to it, to be honest. My older sister used it a bit, managed to get it stolen…and I found it outside a pizza joint, so I stole it back. She thinks she traded it for a Raleigh Sports that belonged to my best friend but I have my doubts. I don’t have any nostalgia for it but maybe one day I’ll see it again?
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1987 Mercian Pro, 1985 Shogun 500, 197? Falcon San Remo, 1972 Peugeot PX-10, 1972 Schwinn Paramount P13-9, 1971 Peugeot PX-10, 1971 Raleigh International, 1970 Raleigh Professional Mark I
Curator/Team Mechanic: 2016 Dawes Streetfighter, 1984 Lotus Eclair, 1975 Motobecane Jubile Mixte, 1974 Raleigh Sports, 1973 Free Spirit Ted Williams, 1972 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Philips Sport