Originally Posted by
jtgotsjets
Seriously, I don't know why people get so much **** when they convert old Schwinns.
Ok, well I know why... but still. Those things are tanks. You could throw one down a mountain and it'll be ok to ride back up (if the 40 pounds of bike don't slow you down).
I have no problems with old EF schwinns at all.... I just recognized it. I commuted on a Schwinn collegiate for 2/3rds of this year. I agree with you, they are the brinks truck of the bicycle world. When Schwinn said lifetime warranty they made sure they wouldn't see many coming back. I think the models with the tubular forks are much nicer though, like the continentals or suburbans.
Here is my trusty old collegiate:
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