My daughter owns a vintage!
06-01-19, 03:41 PM
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My daughter owns a vintage!
My daughter wanted a bike for summer college for "around town and to get to her internship". Enter the newly conditioned 1971 Schwinn Suburban 5 speed!
06-01-19, 05:27 PM
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New alloy wheels? 700c? If so, way to go!
06-01-19, 06:17 PM
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I have fond memories of crashing around Manhattan on a flat-barred, 5 speed Suburban. With fenders.
+1 on the alloy wheels.
She might like, and get value from a set of the correct reach dual-pivot side pulls.
Nice.
+1 on the alloy wheels.
She might like, and get value from a set of the correct reach dual-pivot side pulls.
Nice.
06-01-19, 07:23 PM
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Nice job OP looks like the perfect getting around town bike, I refurbed a french market Peugeot Mixte for my girl a few years back. She doesn't like me posting pictures of her on the web, despite her constant use of snapchat lol so here is just the bike
IMG_2012 by Ryan Surface, on Flickr
IMG_2012 by Ryan Surface, on Flickr
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06-01-19, 07:31 PM
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Thanks everyone. And yes' new alloy wheels which makes it easier to stop. I didn't updo the brake calipers but did add modern long pads which seem to do the trick. This bike actually has an interesting history as I purchased it from a retired Professor that rode it all around France when she taught in Paris. Best $20.00 I've spent in awhile.
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06-01-19, 09:13 PM
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And she she's a Crazy Zeta! (That's what we called them at U of W, back in the '80s. My older sister was one; she fit right in) 
My kid rides vintage, too. Her bike is s 1972 Pug UE-18. I couldn't get her to take it to college with her though, Seattle U has pretty compact campus and she doesn't get out in the city much.
My kid rides vintage, too. Her bike is s 1972 Pug UE-18. I couldn't get her to take it to college with her though, Seattle U has pretty compact campus and she doesn't get out in the city much.
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● 1971 Grandis SL ● 1972 Lambert Grand Prix frankenbike ● 1972 Raleigh Super Course fixie ● 1973 Nishiki Semi-Pro ● 1979 Motobecane Grand Jubile ●1980 Apollo "Legnano" ● 1984 Peugeot Vagabond ● 1985 Shogun Prairie Breaker ● 1986 Merckx Super Corsa ● 1987 Schwinn Tempo ● 1988 Schwinn Voyageur ● 1989 Bottechia Team ADR replica ● 1990 Cannondale ST600 ● 1993 Technium RT600 ● 1996 Kona Lava Dome ●
● 1971 Grandis SL ● 1972 Lambert Grand Prix frankenbike ● 1972 Raleigh Super Course fixie ● 1973 Nishiki Semi-Pro ● 1979 Motobecane Grand Jubile ●1980 Apollo "Legnano" ● 1984 Peugeot Vagabond ● 1985 Shogun Prairie Breaker ● 1986 Merckx Super Corsa ● 1987 Schwinn Tempo ● 1988 Schwinn Voyageur ● 1989 Bottechia Team ADR replica ● 1990 Cannondale ST600 ● 1993 Technium RT600 ● 1996 Kona Lava Dome ●
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I have one of those in blue that I bought my wife new in about 1980. Hers has the Shimano FFS. Its in our shed she hasn't rode it in several years. She still rides a steel bike but its a newer Jamis.
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