lostforawhile

are the fenders a factory accessory? I personally dont care for fenders, they make the bike appear heavy, but I was just curious if they were a Schwinn accessory

redeyedtreefr0g

I have some nice pictures, but my Schwinn isn't old yet.







I DID however, finally remember to go out with a tape measure to see what Zoomie's numbers look like. I got:

17 inches from the approximate middle of the bottom bracket to the top of the seat tube
11 inches from bottom bracket center to the ground
18.25 inches chainstay length from bottom bracket center to wheel nut center
18.5 inches seatstay length from seat tube center to wheel nut center (the seatstays are 14.5 inches up the seat tube from the bottom bracket)

I also got 21.5 inches from the top of the head set (where the stem starts?) to the seat tube, measured through the air (is that virtual top tube length?)
And because I felt like it, if I put the pedal downwards like an extension of the seat tube, I measured 27.5 inches from the pedal surface to where the seat post narrows for the seat bracket. I wasn't sure how to measure to the top of the seat. My inseam is supposed to be 28 inches, so I thought that was interesting.

I'm also bored waiting for the alarm to go off and head to work. So, if I actually get Bob's Superior, how exactly do I go from nothing to having a rideable bicycle? Should I start a thread to ask for tips and advice and maybe parts?

ilikebikes

OK, here are some updated pics of the 1965 Schwinn Super Sport all done, needs nothing.

ilikebikes

Heres the one year only 1973 Schwinn World Voyageur I got done soon after the 65.

Wil Davis

Wil's Schwinn SS

- Wil

ilikebikes

more Schwinn World Voyageur pics.

redeyedtreefr0g

WOW!

Those are both beautiful! I especially like all the little copper-colored bits on the World Voyageur.

My favorite picture of yours, Wil, is that last one with the bike in your mouth

BluePx10

My daily commuter during warm weather months. Solid...neutral...a strong rider can make it jump.

sykerocker 

A '71 Schwinn Super Sport in burgundy was my first 10-speed. Prior to that, I'd spent two years commuting on the stripped down '58 Jaguar Mark IV that I'd gotten for my eighth birthday. Can you say looooooong seat post?

Of course, that's one of the bikes I've wanted to replicate, and I've finally done it thanks to Poguemahone . . . . . almost. He found me a '73 Super Sport in orange (ok, they're both one year only colors), and I've built it up as the duplicate of what I was riding just before I sold it to buy that Gitane Professional Super Corsa. Once again, almost. It's got a Brooks saddle, but not the Swallow I was riding at the time.





Having gotten this far, I've got some future plans:

1. The frame is a lot more scratched than the pictures are showing. I have managed to come up with the complete set of decals for the bike. The next step is to find out if Hanover Powder Coat can match the shade of orange.

2. There's a Nervar crankset from a Schwinn Sports Tourer sitting on the parts shelf . . . . . .

For the moment, I'm just riding it, remember what it used to feel like.

ski4bob

Well the traditionalist probably won't like this, but I love what I did to this 1983 Schwinn Super Sport. Found it on CL, and after seeing that the paint was far too gone, I decided to make it new again with a favorite color combination of mine. Then I spent 7 months getting almost all new components. The Shifters are 5600's, the crankset is 5700, the RD is 5700 and the FD is 5800. The cassette is Ultregra, as is the bottom bracket. Bars are 3T ErgoNova Team, wheels are Shimano RS-31's, tires Conti GP 4000s ii's. The headset is the only thing that it came to me with, a Shimano 600 tricolor. I'm 6'5" and the bike just plain fits me! Fast and smooth!!!

RiddleOfSteel

Two pictures of my beloved 1985 Peloton. She has gone through several metamorphoses from initial frame and fork purchase a few years ago, to a 1050-era 105 SIS 7-speed build, to an unknown future, to full 7400 7-speed Dura-Ace (first pic, outside - her classiest state), and finally to 10-speed Dura-Ace via downtube shifters and super light Vuelta wheels (second pic, sadly grainy). 21 lbs with pedals and she simply flies. DT shifters feel wonderful and the single pivots brakes haul us down plenty well. The Romin Evo saddle has a small "sweet spot" but once the seat angle and reach are dialed, even with jeans, it's pretty comfy and my butt stays right where it should when riding. The paint is a rich fire red with the finest metallic flake I've seen. To see it catch the sun light--really any light--never gets old. It's different seemingly every time. I will never sell this.

dddd

Mine is a '71 model, original paint. I finagled the Huret Allvit into shifting across a standard 6-speed Uniglide freewheel with a bit of Dremel work to the parallelogram link and with only very slight re-spacing of the rear axle.
I'm using a spliced (half Campy, half SRAM) 9s chain on the original chainwheels, and it shifts with ease even under the pressure of fast riding over steep, rolling terrain.

I changed out the bars, stem, pedals (Wellgo 1/2" "BMX" SPD), seatpost, saddle and tires.
I also slipped poly liners into the original brake cable housings for better braking, and added a wide layer of cloth rim tape to allow higher inflation pressure on the Weinmann rims.
The bike isn't snappy in acceleration but holds speed well overall, and is a challenging hoot to ride on our hilly "hard" training rides. It does get a lot of looks out on the road I have to say. One of my favorite bikes of all time!

Sre312

My newest project. 72 Super Sport! Already finished cleaning up and regreasing all the bearings. Gave her some new Schwalbe white walls. Pulled the disks. Cleaned up the chrome. Brakes and shifts well, but I will run some new cable and switch out the brake levers for a pair without the "suicide levers." Other than that I think I'll keep it more or less original. She rides smooth!