front derailleur
08-08-07 | 09:24 PM
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stringbreaker
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Bikes: specialized crossroads hybrid 2006 Raleigh Cadent 2 1971 Schwinn Varsity, 1972 Schwinn Continental, 1977 Schwinn Volare (frame)
front derailleur
I started tearing down my latest Varsity the blue one and as I was taking off the derailleurs I noticed the front one is really worn it looks like its probably toast. Surprisingly enough the rear one is prett good and my guy at the LBS said to clean it up and use it. Now these items are stamped Sprint and made in France as are the two front chain rings what is the story on the Sprint stuff? What is a good replacement for the FD? Can I use on from a later model Varsity one that is Schwinn approved? I figured I might be able to and have seen several on e-bay for very reasonable prices. Thanks. For some reason the drive train on this bike is in a lot worse shape than the green on I did but the paint is a lot better and its an older bike 1964 as opposed to the green one 1971. I want to get the freewheel off and took it to my LBS and they couldn't get it to move and their tool was starting to get chewed up and so was the freewheel. Its only got two contact points instead of the splined style like the 71 so I'm trying to figure out how I'm gonna get this pig apart. I'm thinking a good long soak of penetrating oil might do the trick or I might have to resort to the old hammer and drive pin punch method and then replace the freewheel. I'd like to keep it original as possible but ya never can tell. Oh yeah and the cables for the brakes and the DR's and the housings too are almost pristine go figure
08-08-07 | 09:31 PM
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feros ferio
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;
Schwinn Sprint = Huret. Any front derailleur designed for a Varsinental or similar electroforged or welded small-diameter gaspipe frame should work fine; the big incompatibility with the rest of the world is the unusually small required clamp diameter. You can also get creative and adapt standard derailleurs with shims, as I did with SunTour downtube shifters when I had a Varsity.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
08-08-07 | 09:36 PM
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stringbreaker
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Bikes: specialized crossroads hybrid 2006 Raleigh Cadent 2 1971 Schwinn Varsity, 1972 Schwinn Continental, 1977 Schwinn Volare (frame)
Sweet I thought so
08-09-07 | 06:22 AM
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stringbreaker
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Now what to do about the free wheel problem?
08-09-07 | 07:13 AM
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Punt. Your LBS can get 27" alloy wheelsets for about $75 a set. Lighter and better braking when wet. Hang your old set up before you tear up the freewheel, then put them back on if/when you sell the bike.
Note: I was going to suggest bikepartsusa.com for cheap 27" wheelsets but they seem to have gone custom only, and they aren't cheap!
Note: I was going to suggest bikepartsusa.com for cheap 27" wheelsets but they seem to have gone custom only, and they aren't cheap!
08-09-07 | 09:51 AM
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stringbreaker
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Bikes: specialized crossroads hybrid 2006 Raleigh Cadent 2 1971 Schwinn Varsity, 1972 Schwinn Continental, 1977 Schwinn Volare (frame)
. I'm going to flip this bike and I don't want to spend a bunch of money on it all I wanted to do is service the hub or can I do that without taking off the freewheel.
