Schwinn World Sport rebuild finished
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Schwinn World Sport rebuild finished
Finally finished my first time disassembling a bike and rebuilding it. My LBS helped me with removing the freewheel for cleaning and at the end of the rebuild they put the Cables on for me.
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I’m not a huge fan of the mixte frame BUT I must say that you’ve done a super sweet job of rebuilding that bike!!! Strong work.
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i'm a guy and i like step through/mixte frames. i bought a bridgestone 300 for my wife years ago in "dynasty rose" color. she let me ride it after i finished putting it together (as my bike was down for repair). i had to admit how convenient it was for the top tube/s to be so low. since then, i've come to the opinion mixte frames make great if not ideal loaded touring frames precisely for the reason one doesn't need to lean the bike much to dismount...which is really nice if/when you have tens of pounds of gear loading it down
anyway, very nice build you got there, ma'am
ps. if you should find yourself mid ride occasionally having to push yourself back up on the saddle away from the handlebars, you might consider tilting the saddle nose up a bit more
anyway, very nice build you got there, ma'am
ps. if you should find yourself mid ride occasionally having to push yourself back up on the saddle away from the handlebars, you might consider tilting the saddle nose up a bit more
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That looks great, With the new fenders, handlebars, seat, pedals and tires, I kind of lost track of the fact that you repainted the frame and applied decals. I was going to comment on how good the frame looked and then it hit me. You repainted it!
It looks like you polished the brake calipers. Did you or are they just in good shape? The rims also look like you spent a lot of time cleaning up.
Nice work.
It is perhaps coincidence, you have handlebars similar to my Schwinn World. The odd thing about these handlebars is that I tried some "W" shaped bars on my Schwinn Continental and don't really like them. These bars with just a rise are more comfortable for me.
Yours is a model level up from mine. I was surprised at how much I liked this bike. It is almost embarrassing to say this amongst bicycle enthusiasts, but I said it in print.
Next, how do you like the ride?
It looks like you polished the brake calipers. Did you or are they just in good shape? The rims also look like you spent a lot of time cleaning up.
Nice work.
It is perhaps coincidence, you have handlebars similar to my Schwinn World. The odd thing about these handlebars is that I tried some "W" shaped bars on my Schwinn Continental and don't really like them. These bars with just a rise are more comfortable for me.
Yours is a model level up from mine. I was surprised at how much I liked this bike. It is almost embarrassing to say this amongst bicycle enthusiasts, but I said it in print.
Next, how do you like the ride?
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That's a very fine restoration job. You did good.
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i'm a guy and i like step through/mixte frames. i bought a bridgestone 300 for my wife years ago in "dynasty rose" color. she let me ride it after i finished putting it together (as my bike was down for repair). i had to admit how convenient it was for the top tube/s to be so low. since then, i've come to the opinion mixte frames make great if not ideal loaded touring frames precisely for the reason one doesn't need to lean the bike much to dismount...which is really nice if/when you have tens of pounds of gear loading it down
anyway, very nice build you got there, ma'am
ps. if you should find yourself mid ride occasionally having to push yourself back up on the saddle away from the handlebars, you might consider tilting the saddle nose up a bit more
anyway, very nice build you got there, ma'am
ps. if you should find yourself mid ride occasionally having to push yourself back up on the saddle away from the handlebars, you might consider tilting the saddle nose up a bit more
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That looks great, With the new fenders, handlebars, seat, pedals and tires, I kind of lost track of the fact that you repainted the frame and applied decals. I was going to comment on how good the frame looked and then it hit me. You repainted it!
It looks like you polished the brake calipers. Did you or are they just in good shape? The rims also look like you spent a lot of time cleaning up.
Nice work.
It is perhaps coincidence, you have handlebars similar to my Schwinn World. The odd thing about these handlebars is that I tried some "W" shaped bars on my Schwinn Continental and don't really like them. These bars with just a rise are more comfortable for me.
Yours is a model level up from mine. I was surprised at how much I liked this bike. It is almost embarrassing to say this amongst bicycle enthusiasts, but I said it in print.
Next, how do you like the ride?
It looks like you polished the brake calipers. Did you or are they just in good shape? The rims also look like you spent a lot of time cleaning up.
Nice work.
It is perhaps coincidence, you have handlebars similar to my Schwinn World. The odd thing about these handlebars is that I tried some "W" shaped bars on my Schwinn Continental and don't really like them. These bars with just a rise are more comfortable for me.
Yours is a model level up from mine. I was surprised at how much I liked this bike. It is almost embarrassing to say this amongst bicycle enthusiasts, but I said it in print.
Next, how do you like the ride?
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These lower model bikes make great upright bar conversions. I haven't seen 52telecaster post any of his bikes lately, He had some upright bar conversions that were inspirational. He also tended to start with mid model range frames. It is great to see these Schwinn Worlds and Caliente back on the road.
tpadul , rest up for spring. I know it will be hard not to ride a bike that looks so nice.
tpadul , rest up for spring. I know it will be hard not to ride a bike that looks so nice.
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You done good! If they allow it here, you might want to give a shout out to your LBS for their help, but you did it girl!
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Bravo! Beautiful work! Well done!
Can you post a closeup picture of the fenders? Are they copper colored? Or is it my poor color acuity? I've never seen copper fenders, and can you share where you sourced them?
Can you post a closeup picture of the fenders? Are they copper colored? Or is it my poor color acuity? I've never seen copper fenders, and can you share where you sourced them?
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Nice bike and good job!
I built one of those up last year, red 1981, and really enjoyed riding it.
it is now in LA with racks and panniers and serving as my daughter’s main form of transportation. She enjoys it daily.
My son also prefers step through frames and his main bike is a blue schwinn collegiate step through. He also prefers single speed and coaster brakes so that’s how we built it up.
tours is beautiful, hopefully you will feel better soon and have a warm January to get it rolling.
I built one of those up last year, red 1981, and really enjoyed riding it.
it is now in LA with racks and panniers and serving as my daughter’s main form of transportation. She enjoys it daily.
My son also prefers step through frames and his main bike is a blue schwinn collegiate step through. He also prefers single speed and coaster brakes so that’s how we built it up.
tours is beautiful, hopefully you will feel better soon and have a warm January to get it rolling.
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That looks Great!!!! As I am getting older I just don't like the downward riding position of the drop bars, and I probably won't be doing long distance riding at anytime in the near future so most of the newer vintage bikes I have acquired the past couple of months will probably be converted to all upright bars, I might keep one or two bikes with the drop bars.
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Nice bike and good job!
I built one of those up last year, red 1981, and really enjoyed riding it.
it is now in LA with racks and panniers and serving as my daughter’s main form of transportation. She enjoys it daily.
My son also prefers step through frames and his main bike is a blue schwinn collegiate step through. He also prefers single speed and coaster brakes so that’s how we built it up.
tours is beautiful, hopefully you will feel better soon and have a warm January to get it rolling.
I built one of those up last year, red 1981, and really enjoyed riding it.
it is now in LA with racks and panniers and serving as my daughter’s main form of transportation. She enjoys it daily.
My son also prefers step through frames and his main bike is a blue schwinn collegiate step through. He also prefers single speed and coaster brakes so that’s how we built it up.
tours is beautiful, hopefully you will feel better soon and have a warm January to get it rolling.