I got a post in there

This place is probably full of 'em:

https://www.schwinnbikeforum.com/

Late '86. The first half of 1986, they came with cantilevers front and rear. Late '86, they added the u-brake under the chainstays.

Great bike!

Picked up this '86 or '87 Ross Centaur tonight without knowing what it was. The online pics were terrible, but I was able to notice the downtube shifters and I figured I couldn't really go wrong for $10. It's pretty much complete and original minus a missing front wheel, and the fact that someone rattle canned the pink head tube and seat tube black, attached a rubber rat to the stem, and named it "The Plague Rat" which is painted on the top tube Not sure what to do with it really, but I guess I'll think of something!

You should totally keep it as-is, rat and all, and add a 20" front wheel to complete the late-80's / early 90's punk-rebel customization styling. Take good pictures of it and see if you can get a buyer marketing it as a piece of retro punk memorabilia... err, what I meant to say is, $10 was a great price for that.

Step 2 is to enter it into this contest: https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vi...challenge.html

Haha yeah I'm not really into the whole punk rock vibe it has going on, and it's about an inch too big for me anyway. I think I'm probably just going to strip it of all it's components and keep them for a better project frame in the future. Then I'll probably sell or trade the frame and fork for something.

That sounds fun, but I have way too many projects going on as it is lol. Plus that frame is too big for me.

Picked this up this morning, Ive been looking for a nice "bad weather" bike. Luckily I work tomorrow so it should be completed tomorrow evening.

looks like it's ready now, huh?

It's filthy, needs clean, bearings greased. I have new cables , tires and bar tape. Put bottle cages and my pedals on, then it's finished.

nice

[MENTION=139746]sloar[/MENTION] Maybe it's just my imagination, but you seem to find way more bikes than anyone else. You even admit it: "Bikes: they change so much I'm tired of updating this."

Elwood doesn't seem like it would be a hotbed of vintage bike enthusiasts. Is there something in the water there? Do strays just follow you home? Do you have a buddy in the scrap metal business? What's your secret?

Going back to my early years of mt. biking and found this Hardrock which is exactly the same model as my first Specialized. piggybacked with it is this Dyno/GT bmx from early 2000 or so.

Nice "bad weather" bike. I have a soft spot for Fujis, I have a Club Fuji that's one of my favorites.

Cleaned up pretty nice..

No photos yet, but picked up a very nice 1997 Trek Y22 mountain bike from Craigslist this afternoon. Excellent original condition, just dirty and greasy. I drooled over these when they were new; couldn't say "no" to this at $50! Seller was just happy to get it out of his garage.

Must have been the one in California. White frame with a Judy XC. Nice score!

''Twas. 👍🏾

I was offered this bike a few weeks ago, but had to pass due to the asking price, and what it is... Talked to the guy again today though, and he told me to come get it for $10. If nothing else I figured I could probably find enough useful parts out of the deal to make it worth the $10.

So here's my new Kabuki Super Speed!

Strip, polish and single speed that super speed! Cool headbadge.

I have an older version of the Super Speed, about 1975. I have built it in a few different configurations, including a 3 speed.

My first ten-speed was a Kabuki, back in the 1970s.

Got these two today.
$5 for the Raleigh and $20 for the Karakoram. Love the pint job!

1978 Takara 10 Speed with Suntour Power Shifters and V-GT Luxe derailleur. Literally a barn find last night, and for 20 dollars, couldn't walk away from it. The only thing that's not steel is the seat post, and that's not original, so it's not a lightweight.

Really cool orange paint and a nice Sunshine 5345 high flange front hub. Rear is a very old Shimano something, not stock. I just adjusted the cables and derailleurs and it seems ok.

I can't find a model name on it, so it must be a base model?

Sometimes pictures can distort things but it appears the front fork is bent very slightly, if it is most bike shops can straighten it.

It appears to be a low end model to me as well, but if it rides good it would make a good commuter.

That's what I thought as well after I saw the photo uploaded, but just took a straight edge to both sides and it looks good. I'm going to try to figure out what model it is, because it does have some nice Suntour components, although everything else is probably lower end. Have to get rid of that foam bar tape now.