schwinn varsity..
05-03-06, 01:21 AM
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schwinn varsity..
how hard would it be to swap out the chainring in the front for a bigger chainring from a) another varsity or b) any other kind of bike? also how difficult would it be to convert this thing to fixed? just wondering, thanks in advance.
05-03-06, 02:06 AM
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The Versaty is a very heavy bicycle with a very heavy frame. If you would like to keep the Versaty in your colection as a simbol of the Chicago Schiwnn fall down and a piece of classic machinery of electro-forged frames, that's ok, but I think it would be a waste of money to convert it to single speed.
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Originally Posted by lanky
how hard would it be to swap out the chainring in the front for a bigger chainring from a) another varsity or b) any other kind of bike? also how difficult would it be to convert this thing to fixed? just wondering, thanks in advance.
https://sheldonbrown.com/harris/opc.html
Converting a varsity to a fixed gear/single speed is also straight forward. You can redish the rear wheel you have or buy/build a new one. There are a number of good places out there that we can point you to on redishing the wheel if you want.
I am currently running my varsity as a single speed. Here is a pic.
05-04-06, 09:36 AM
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Bikes: ' 96 Trek 830 Mountain Track,'74 Schwinn Suburban, '74-ish Fuji Dynamic 10, '73 Schwinn Varsity,'73 Schwinn Breeze, '94 Schwinn Sidewinder. First Schwinn was a '74 Schwinn 24 inch Varsity in Lime Green, and previously owned a '74 Schwinn Breeze
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Great looking Varsity!
05-05-06, 05:19 AM
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It is also posible to change out the chainwheels. If you remove the large LEFT HAND thread lock nut from the left side of the crank, the crank can be removed, which you would need to do anyhow to repack the bearings. Once the crank is out, you can remove the RIGHT HAND thread nut that holds the chain wheel to the crank. As far as I know, all one piece cranks are the same dimensions, so you can install your choice of chain wheels. I did this on a three speed Huffy and installed the inner chainwheel from a 10 speed to get a lower gear range.
