Sorry, no shipping. Serial # starts with a JH, so a 1972 bike. I saw an online local ad last week that stated Schwinn Varsity 63 cm frame 10 speed bike is in new condition. Photos of bike showed a beautiful Sierra Brown Varsity, and to top it off it had a bike sticker from where I got my 64 Stingray, and my 67 Varsity when I was young, Pauls Cycles on the Alameda in San Jose CA (my poor younger brother never got a new bike as a child, always got my hand me down bikes when I outgrew them). Price was very fair so I went and bought it. Seller was a nice fellow and said he got it from the daughter of the owner and said it was barely ridden, in the garage 50 years and out a few times. It was raining when I got it, so I did not bother riding it. Well here is another bike I thought would be a good rider for me. Took it for a ride when I got home. I can barely swing my leg around the seat to get on it, and that is when I have my other foot on the other pedal. I kind of knew that may be case when I was looking at the bike, but it was such a nice looking bike I still bought it. It is a real tall bike but myself being 6 feet tall I thought it would be OK, but with the seat all the way down I can barely reach the bottom pedal. Gum wall tires are cracking away and should be replaced. Easy to find 27 by 1/14 tires. Beautiful bike that looks almost as close to new as you will find, but it is a used bike. This is a lot of bike for $95 bucks in my opinion. I know these are not considered to be real collectable bikes, but would make a great rider perhaps for the right person. Would also be a nice display bike along side other real nice Schwinn bikes. I always would be interested in Stingray bikes or parts. Maybe a couple of beat up Stingray seat pans or Fairlady chainguards will take this bike home with you, let me know what you may want to trade for this. Bike is here in San Jose, CA local pickup only. If interested please contact me and I will go over the bike with you. I think they might have called these 27" frames, anyway look at photos with the tape measure out.
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Yea, I think it is also a great deal but I also know how tough it is to sell a mint condition 70's Schwinn lightweight bike even if it is a men's early 70's bike. And even if if this were a smaller frame that would fit a larger segment of the population, still a tough sale. Not trying to beat up my own bike here, it is a great bike, but these are a tough sell even in great condition and with the smaller frame, just telling it like it is. Maybe on this one I should have used AI for the description, it probably would have started off with "Here is your chance to own a very valuable rare Schwinn bike". Someone should tell AI that rare does not necessarily equate to being valuable. Anyway if someone is local, over 6 foot tall and/or collects Schwinn Lightweight bikes contact me and we can work out a deal.
kostnerave
Finally riding a big boys bike
Thank you for not parting it out. This is an amazing deal for someone a lot taller than me!
I never did say I would not part this bike out. But I know it is a shame to part out a nice complete bike, I get that. I have purchased bikes from the original owners that tell me how glad they are to sell their childhood bike to someone who will appreciate it. Now in some cases these bikes are missing some pieces, rough in areas, and are best suited for parts bikes. So here I am standing in front of someone who is thinking I am going to restore/rescue their childhood bike and make it like new again when I am just looking at just some of the parts on that bike being worth saving. In that case I know it would be easy to say nothing, and just be off with the bike. What I do though is tell the person that I will try to rescue the bike and get it back on the road, but if it is to far gone it will be a donor bike, and tell them just as I am an organ donor when I pass on, this bike will go on and live in keeping several other bikes on the road. I know at that point these people are holding my money for the bike and are thinking OK, whatever. But to a few they appreciate it that I told them about it being a possible donor bike.
Kind of reminds me of a lot of people when they are selling something, an old childhood bike, car, even home. They might state that they want it to go to a good home/family that will take care of it. However as always MONEY always comes into it. I once made an offer on a home years ago that was listed for sale, was the seller's home they grew up in, been in the family for generations, needed work. I met the seller when I viewed told them I wanted this home for me and my family, I was going to restore it and live there. Wrote up a full price offer, did not get the home, seller sold it to a local builder that was tearing down homes in the area to build new ones. Found out when it closed it sold for a few thousand more than my offer. Ran into the seller a few month later at the grocery store, he remembered me. I asked him nicely why he decided to sell to a builder he knew was tearing down homes as he just did one a few doors down from him, when he wanted the home to remain and be sold to a family that would restore/appreciate it. I will never forget this, that nice sweet old man that was stating how he wanted the home to go to a good family, yada yada yada..., he looked at me and just said, "MONEY TALKS", and just walked away. I am laughing now thinking back on that now. Anyway, I am looking now at the derailleur and thinking like Hoagie 57, that sure is a nice looking derailleur. It's all good, have a good Sunday.
Indian Man
Finally riding a big boys bike
I remember having one of those in the early 70's mine was yellow . It was a great rider , riding tall it was so cool . GREAT BIKE !
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