So my first bike with gears was an old Schwinn that was originally my moms. My second was this vastly over sized Schwinn of my fathers that he would let me ride every once and a while. It's been neglected over the years and i've had a growing desire to get it back on the road. A recent inquiry of mine about building wheels lead me to the suggestion of rebuilding old wheels that i find in the garbage. Well, we got plenty of bike garbage at my dads, so i figured i'd just restore this entire bike.
I'm not sure of the year but it's a Continental, my dad has owned at least 3 of these things.
Before you ask why i would waste my time on something let me tell you the answer.
1.) Sentimental
2.) availability of a junker bike
3.) It actually runs pretty good when it runs right!
I'm posting this here for two reasons:
1.) I'm going to need some help along the way i suspect
2.) I want to keep a record of the progress, i'm in school so it will be fairly slow.
On with the photos, followed by some questions i have.
As i picked it up.
It weighs 27.5lbs as seen here!
This amazed me...times have changed (or it's just a bottom of the line bike? I really don't know)
Remember when this meant something in the world of cycling
