Picked this up/Varsity questions

[PCHiggin]

Awesome bike!! My 60 Continental sports the same derailleurs. Its a pain to adjust the rear derailleur. Mine still shifts pretty klunky but im not sure if thats just as good as it gets or what. I do have a NOS overhaul kit for it tho, maybe ill muster up the courage to break it all down and rebuild it one day.

Another nice bike given a new home by Brian! Thanks for always taking care of us bicycle addicts!

Nice Conti,A new chain might fix your klunky shifting,that one looks trashed.

 

[island schwinn]

That's a nice early Varsity there!
It also still has the very rare aluminum spoke protector

Greg M.

Should mention,that spoke protector is the nicest i,ve ever seen aside from a couple nos protectors a certain member has.has never been touched by the chain.

 

[schwinnman67]

Congrats Jeff!!
When did they go from the front sprocket set with the 3 ear center to the solid with a bolt on chainring?

Cody,
great looking Continental!!

 

[island schwinn]

Does anyone have a good picture of the correct bottom tube decal?

 

[GTs58]

Congrats Jeff!!
When did they go from the front sprocket set with the 3 ear center to the solid with a bolt on chainring?

Cody,
great looking Continental!!

Mid 61 for the Conti and 1962 for the Varsity. It was fully Huret equipped in 62.


Nice to see you here again Lee.

 

[Eric Amlie]

Here is a pic of the downtube decal.

 

[schwinnderella]

My 1961 varsity had a wittkop saddle on it when I got it, its condition matched the rest of the bike and I believe it to be original.

 

[Schwinn499]

Nice Conti,A new chain might fix your klunky shifting,that one looks trashed.

Yeah, that picture was when I first finished it, the chain is new but it was too long. Got the slack out of it and it helped alot.