1973 varsity sport

[Elnutty]

Picked this one up about 2 months ago 26" frame has a 9" tall head tube ! Bought it off of the original owner 6'7" he had the pedals and bars switched when new ! And added the child seat / book rack pretty nice bike needs new decals ( his kids wore them off climbing on the frame )

 

[GTs58]

Wow, I could hang myself on that.

 

[Elnutty]

Wow, I could hang myself on that.

Yeah the top bar is 36" I'm 6'5" and I can barely ride it !

 

[PCHiggin]

Not a 27" frame?Sure looks like it

 

[Dale Alan]

Not a 27" frame?Sure looks like it

Varsity Sport Without Fenders

• Model 120 20" frame Varsity ........$102.95
• Model 122 22" frame Varsity ........$102.95
• Model 124 24" frame Varsity ........$102.95
• Model 126 26" frame Varsity ........$102.95

 

[Dale Alan]

Nice bike,good to see you are tall enough to ride it . I had a 27" 1978 Le Tour III at one time,I am 6' tall . It rode great once I was on it and going down the road. Mount and dismount was a bit tricky.

 

[PCHiggin]

They also made 27" frame bikes, I had one.Not sure if they were special order or not.I realized it was tool tall for me after a short time....I think my screen plays tricks with my eyes,that frame looks way bigger than my 26" frame S/T and Conti.

 

[Metacortex]

Schwinn never made a 27" size EF frame (and there were no special orders), however they did make a 28" size Continental in '82-'83:

It is interesting to note that the main triangle on the 28" frame was fillet-brazed.

 

[Elnutty]

It's 26" for sure !!! But the frame geometry is funky compared to a 26" varsity I had before !!

 

[PCHiggin]

Well, That may have been what I had,I remember it being blue? I'm going to ask my local Schwinn expert when I can get there.