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78' Schwinn Varsity

By eNonsense on 10/21/2009. Bike tags: Fixed gear | schwinn varsity 1978
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Frame was from the thrift store. Rest came from Yellow Jersey in Madison.

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That has got to be the most

Submitted by metalchef87 on 10/30/2009.

That has got to be the most beautiful Varsity I have ever laid eyes upon...nice work!

-For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23

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Clean

Submitted by notjason on 10/21/2009.

This is probably the best looking electro-forged conversion I've seen. Did you grind off all the cable stops and the kickstand mount? Is that the stock fork?

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Thanks. Yes, I ground

Submitted by eNonsense on 10/23/2009.

Thanks.

Yes, I ground everything down. The kickstand was so rusted that the spring release wouldn't even work and I had to grind through to even get it out. This thing was in such bad shape when I bought it, I couldn't even ride it home from the thrift store.

No, the fork isn't stock. It was a random one they had in stock at Yellow Jersey. Because the stock forks tubing was so thick, the stem wouldn't fit into it.

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Headset

Submitted by Anthony22 on 02/15/2012.

Did you stay with the stock headset when you changed downstem? Great looking bike by the way

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Good work.

Submitted by notjason on 10/23/2009.

I've been considering taking my Schwinn Continental back to the drawing board and building it up with better parts. Your bike makes me think it's actually worth the trouble.

The fork on yours looks much better than the stock Varsity forks (which pretty much weigh a ton). I think Schwinn had their own proprietary stem size, so that makes sense. Again, very good work making a cheap bike look like a million dollars.

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polish

Submitted by Rood on 10/21/2009.

all polish

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love

Submitted by whezaleigh on 12/12/2009.

all love

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