Schwinn Super Sport resto-mod 3-speed
09-09-20, 10:07 PM
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Really?
On Post (#9) of 09-09-20 , 08:54 AM, Doug Fattic wrote, "IN THE 10 SPEED GROUP IN THE 60's and 70's, THE SUPER SPORTS WERE THE NEXT STEP DOWN FROM THE TOP OF THE LINE PARAMOUNTS."
---------------------THIS IS FACTUALLY INCORRECT as by 1971 the SPORTS TOURER was next in line to the PARAMOUNT.---------------------------------------
---------------------THIS IS FACTUALLY INCORRECT as by 1971 the SPORTS TOURER was next in line to the PARAMOUNT.---------------------------------------
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"Doug Fattic is not correct when he says that the SUPER SPORT was next under the PARAMOUNT!!
The Super Sport was the most "low-rent" of the hand constructed Schwinns. THE SPORTS TOURER WAS NEXT UNDER THE PARAMOUNT.
The Super Sport was Below the Sports Tourer!"
That statement is "factually incorrect" when considering the lineup of the 60's and early 70's.
The argument certainly can be made the "World Voyager" was second, if not paramount to Schwinn's lineup in 1974, so for that year the Sports Tourer was at least third.
So there. You're "factually incorrect." Do we want to play in the late '70s, or are we done here, Mr. VintageSchwinn?
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09-09-20, 10:10 PM
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I would be so happy to go wreck a century on this bike, I do have a possibly unhealthy love of 3 speeds though....
Also, for anyone looking at building similar bikes, it is fairly easy to build an old 40 hole sturmey hub into a modern 32 hole rim. I do have a modern Sturmey in a bike and it is great, but made in England sturmey's will always hold a special place in my heart, half of the centuries I have ever ridden have actually been on sturmey equipped bikes...
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...-hole-rim.html
Also, for anyone looking at building similar bikes, it is fairly easy to build an old 40 hole sturmey hub into a modern 32 hole rim. I do have a modern Sturmey in a bike and it is great, but made in England sturmey's will always hold a special place in my heart, half of the centuries I have ever ridden have actually been on sturmey equipped bikes...
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Nice job. I've thought about picking up a schwinn supersport to build a townie with if I can find one at a non-crazy price. The nicer Chicago built Schwinns tend to command a premium in the used bike market though.
Did you build this with 700c wheels or did you stay with 27 inch? What sort of tires are you running? I'd like be able to run 700 x 35 tires if I build a townie like this.
Did you build this with 700c wheels or did you stay with 27 inch? What sort of tires are you running? I'd like be able to run 700 x 35 tires if I build a townie like this.
I have 700 x 35C Sierra Flak Jacket tires on this right now. Bike Tires Direct was practically begging people to take them away so I got a set. They hold air...
The rear tire has to be squeezed at the chainstays in order to mount the wheel. Not much, but it might make on-the-road repairs a chore. I'll probably swap them for 700 x 32C tires when I mount the fenders.
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Originally Posted by Jeff Wills;21686661Maybe an alloy chainguard like this Velo Orange item?
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The Continental ain't half bad though, I rode my first 180k on one :-P
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I eagerly read, and thoroughly enjoyed your thread when you first posted. I rode my first long distance, something over 70 miles, on my brother's Continental from St. Mary's College to Washington DC way back long ago.
Kudos to you, sir!
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And another thank-you to #randyjawa for sending me the crank arm dust caps. They complete my wackdoodle setup.
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I'd look around for anything that, when installed, would be nearly butted up against the seatstay. Then, instead of using that chainstay-scraping clamp, I'd use a P-clip to the seatstay, Raleigh style. Less of a chance for the guard and clamp to slip from getting kicked by one's heel.
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A chrome Raleigh Sports hockey stick chainguard with a downtube clamp mount might do the trick, if it's the right length. What's your center-of-BB-to-seatstay length?
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The other thing you have to consider is that the VO bottom bracket mount won't work with the recessed Ashtabula bottom bracket conversion rings.
A chrome Raleigh Sports hockey stick chainguard with a downtube clamp mount might do the trick, if it's the right length. What's your center-of-BB-to-seatstay length?
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A chrome Raleigh Sports hockey stick chainguard with a downtube clamp mount might do the trick, if it's the right length. What's your center-of-BB-to-seatstay length?
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17", give or take a millimeter.
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By no means do I disparage the Continental or the Varsity. My first "real" bike was a 60's Varsity, though I wanted a Sport Super Sport or a Paramount. I rode it to school every single day, and then my younger brother got a Continental, which I rode whenever I could. But now, riding an SSS or a Paramount, and having friends who have Varsities or Continentals, the difference is pronounced, and it's not the weight alone.
And, thanks, that was a memorable ride that I'll always be stoked on!
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09-09-20, 11:18 PM
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I may have one, let me poke around.
EDIT: it's a rear, not a front. Sorry!
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17" on the Raleigh to the seatstay where it meets the dropout. Definitely worth toying with one.
Not sure it's worth the price and shipping delays of the NOS guards from Greece though: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-RAL...gAAOSw4CJbTJu7
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Not sure it's worth the price and shipping delays of the NOS guards from Greece though: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-RAL...gAAOSw4CJbTJu7
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