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On Training Wheels
Well I have done a thing. I am 54 and I was originally looking for a 1970 Continental that would fit my Yeti-sized body. I could never really find one. You see I wanted to do some sort of an epic ride here in Minnesota that was done on said bike. Historical or Hysterical you choose. Well I gave up my search and found a 1973 Varsity with Fenders. Upon bringing the lovely yellow bike back my son and son-in-law fell in love with the classic styling and American Made quality from yesteryear. So my search re-engaged to find a bike for my son-in-law's early birthday present. Well we couldn't just stop there as we got another for my son. So the picture below is the three of us with our bikes. We are going to take them apart down to the frames and restore them to working level and do a rise starting in Grand Portage Minnesota and go at least 73 miles, maybe more along Lake Superior with our wives being our support vehicle. The coolest thing to me in all of this is how excited these two young men are and I "get" to be along for the ride/experience. Truly a gift.
So with all that said please share suggestions, places to get bar tape and Schwinn secrets if there are any.
So with all that said please share suggestions, places to get bar tape and Schwinn secrets if there are any.
I'll make one suggestion for now, when you buy tubes don't buy the cheap thin Taiwan tubes that don't hold air for more than a few days. As far as bar tape, bike swaps are usually a good place with reasonable prices and then there's eBay where the prices can get ridiculous. You can also post a wanted ad here in the classified section. I have a box with various colors and I think I have the Chestnut but no yellow or opaque blue/green/red. Have fun!
