kostnerave
Finally riding a big boys bike
Hi Everyone,
Here are some pictures of my latest acquisition, or should I say reacquisition. Thank you to bikepaulie for selling her back to me! It's a 1967 Schwinn Varsity Tourist with some unusual features. The most obvious, Violet wasn't a color option for '67 on the Varsity Tourist. The frame is stamped July of 1966, even though the bosses for stem shifter cable routing are present, as well as an oval headbadge, both features introduced in '67. The forks are stamped November of '66 and have the "old" style steerer tube size, "old" style stem and squared off crown nut. The crank is dated February of '66, but the Sprint chainrings have the first year guard, another feature introduced in '67. I'm guessing it was one of the last Varsity Tourists to be painted Violet, as well as being one of the first to have stem shifters, a chainguard and color matched grips and seat. Whatever the case, I'm happy to have it back. It will fit nicely, right between my '65 Coppertone Varsity Tourist and '69 Campus Green varsity Tourist. I hope everyone enjoys the pictures. Thank you.
Here are some pictures of my latest acquisition, or should I say reacquisition. Thank you to bikepaulie for selling her back to me! It's a 1967 Schwinn Varsity Tourist with some unusual features. The most obvious, Violet wasn't a color option for '67 on the Varsity Tourist. The frame is stamped July of 1966, even though the bosses for stem shifter cable routing are present, as well as an oval headbadge, both features introduced in '67. The forks are stamped November of '66 and have the "old" style steerer tube size, "old" style stem and squared off crown nut. The crank is dated February of '66, but the Sprint chainrings have the first year guard, another feature introduced in '67. I'm guessing it was one of the last Varsity Tourists to be painted Violet, as well as being one of the first to have stem shifters, a chainguard and color matched grips and seat. Whatever the case, I'm happy to have it back. It will fit nicely, right between my '65 Coppertone Varsity Tourist and '69 Campus Green varsity Tourist. I hope everyone enjoys the pictures. Thank you.
