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Jan 1966(?) Schwinn Varsity ten-speed step-through in blue....

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Finally riding a big boys bike
Recently acquired. Here’s pics. Curious about the serial number missing the year. Also, the downtube shifter mount, combined with stem shifters. Is this a prototype bike?

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Holy cow is that in super nice condition. Shifters were converted by someone. I have a 66 Varsity with the botched up SN also. Been trying to find out what happened for years now.

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Beautiful bike!
According to the serial number charts in the book Collectable Schwinn-Built Bicycles 1950s - 1965 by James L. Hurd, the bikes built from 1/24/66 through 2/1/66 were missing the serial number letter. I've never heard an explanation as to why.
 
I've always been partial to downtube shifters since that's what the bikes had when I became interested in them in about 1963, as I get older, it becomes obvious to me that the stem mount shifter make much more sense on a tourist style bike with an upright riding position. It's a long reach down to the downtube. I still like downtube shifters with drop bars though.
 
Beautiful bike!
According to the serial number charts in the book Collectable Schwinn-Built Bicycles 1950s - 1965 by James L. Hurd, the bikes built from 1/24/66 through 2/1/66 were missing the serial number letter. I've never heard an explanation as to why.

How funny. So, one week's worth of bikes in 1966 did not have a year stamp in their serial number. Kinda like an upside down airplane stamp! :)
 
Yeah, yeah. But, to be sure, it’s got enough chipped paint (seat tube) to make it a 8/10 at best. But, don’t we all, always show only our best sides? :)
 
I spotted this outstanding bargain in a Vintage shop in Ventura....

only 1050.00

right....1050....as in One thousand and 50 dollars.

not actual value of 50 dollars

wont last

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I spotted this outstanding bargain in a Vintage shop in Ventura....

only 1050.00

right....1050....is in One thousand and 50 dollars.

not actual value of 50 dollars

wont last

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they do that in "vintage shops" so when someone comes in with a $500.00 ring, they offer him the thousand dollar bike in trade and he thinks he just made out like a bandit with someone who does this for a living, having no clue he just traded a $5,000.00 ring for a $100.00 bike.

I know a guy who does this all the time.

edit: the guy I know is the victim, not the buyer.
 
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