Just to go off topic for a moment.

I bought a 1980 Schwinn World Sport 10 speed off ebay in horrible condition. Thinking of just using it as a beater bike to park at the train station while going to work.(where it would take more beatings!). After riding this bike for a while, I upgraded the tires and told myself that would be about it. Then I replaced the cables to make it safer but it wouldn't stop there. I changed the rear derailluer just to be able to use the rear casette since the front didn't work. I figured it needed a new saddle since the old Schwinn was hard as a rock it gave the bike a whole new life. I put new bar tape hoping to soften the handlebars and it really did the trick. I replaced the both steel wheels with aluminum ones for better stopping power and changed the pads. I wanted lower gearing and replaced the front rings for better hill climbing. Finally, I replaced the front derailluer to take advantage of the new rings and lower gears.

The only thing I haven't changed is the bottom bracket, brakes and scratched up frame. LOL

There's just something about these old bikes from the 70's and 80's that I have find very special. Yet, the overall design with geometry has been lost from todays flat bar hybrids. It's like all the knowledge collected over decades of bicycle bulidling has been lost for something more modern. A shame.

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