Raleigh USA Supercourse?
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Raleigh USA Supercourse?
Would a Raleigh USA supercourse make a good fixed gear bike? If anyone knows anything about that bike it would be helpful. Thank you
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I googled it and assuming the picture I found is similar to what you have or what you're looking for it would make a good conversion. The dropouts are semi horizontal and you can adjust the chain tension via this. Depending on the cranks you may just be able to remove one of the chain rings and not have to buy a new crankset.
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I was talking to this old guy in my neighborhood who used to restore old bikes and stuff and I was talking to him (I was riding my varsity) and he said the frame is really exspensive on it because of schwinns technology of how the frame was made and with what. What do you think about that cause Im not sure.
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Back in the 1970s bike boom era, Schwinn was the premium American brand and the Varsity was one of it's most popular models. In 1975 it retailed for $129.95, which in today's money would be about $521. It weighed between 38 and 41 lbs and was referred to in the Schwinn literature as a "lightweight style" entry level 10-speed. The frame was made by a machine welding process they called "electro-forged" and all the welds were fine finished and were very smooth. They were much stronger and better looking than department store bikes like Huffy. If you want to practice tricks on a conversion or play polo, this is the frame to use, but if you just want a nice FG to ride non-abusively, then look elsewhere.
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