Coming to a recently empty spot in my garage......
I fell off the wagon again, picking up this '83 Super Sport tomorrow afternoon. I may put it in storage until next year's Clunker Challenge, it was too cheap to pass up. I'll get better pictures when I get it home.
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Awesome color, I have a thing for turquoise. 👍
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Nice! Right size bike.
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Originally Posted by stardognine
(Post 22664954)
Awesome color, I have a thing for turquoise. 👍
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Originally Posted by Kabuki12
(Post 22664997)
Nice! Right size bike.
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Ah, an elusive 1983 Schwinn, and a 25.5" Super Sport no less! I had the opportunity to buy one (same size) two years ago in great shape and for a likely great price, but was unemployed at the time and trimming the fleet and spare parts down to very minimal levels (aka one bike, which I accomplished). Glad you found it and are giving it a good home. Big fan of these '83 SS's (especially the black/gold SP variants). Love a good Schwinn light blue. :)
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Here she is fresh out of the car. It has some minor garage rash and the decals have some age yellowing but it is 100% ridable as is, tires aren't split but all the gum is gone from the sidewalls, brakes work great and it shifts like a dream. I need to raise the saddle and someone set the brakes with the caliper quick releases in the open position but other than that it's ready for next year's Clunker Challenge "as is". I will probably replace the tires though, they're pretty old. I have a set of 700c X 35 NASHBAR Streetwise tires and tubes I just took off the wife's Schwinn hybrid I bought several years ago on sale from NASHBAR before they got bought out. I upgraded hers to 700c X 38 Kenda Kwests. The rear stays look like there is more than enough room as the NASHBARs seemed to run on the small side, they looked absolutely tiny next to the Kenda 38's. I'll service all the bearings and clean it up and it shouldn't need cables, chain looks good and brake pads are good. I paid $50 for the bike, the tires and tubes were like $32 for all 10 years ago when they had actual good deals and taking some depreciation on them for being old and used I can put some pretty decent bar tape on it and still be under the $100 limit. No signs it has ever had a kickstand on it either! I'm even leaving the lawyer tabs and reflectors on this one. :D If I do save it for the challenge I'll put a decent saddle on it when it's over.
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No pics yet but I put the NASHBAR 700 X 35's on it today, they clear the underside of the reflector brackets by about 1/16" but plenty of room at the chainstays. It rides OHHHH SOOOOO nice! I also set the brakes properly, the quick releases were sticking which must be why they set them that way. A little Tri-Flow and they were working like new. However the pads are rock hard and will need replaced before I ride it much. The 35's also make that cheap saddle feel a lot better LOL and I raised it all the way to the minimum insertion mark.
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Beautiful! Agreed, larger and/or better tires can make a considerable difference in ride quality, and I am all the more appreciative of that.
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Yep, I'm pretty spoiled these days, on tire size. 700x35 is like the new required minimum width. 😁 Especially when I'm dumb enough to try a saddle with inadequate padding. 🙄😉
My Saga is supposed to be able to handle 700x45, but I haven't tried that yet. When my cashflow improves. 😉 |
Originally Posted by stardognine
(Post 22672879)
Yep, I'm pretty spoiled these days, on tire size. 700x35 is like the new required minimum width. 😁 Especially when I'm dumb enough to try a saddle with inadequate padding. 🙄😉
My Saga is supposed to be able to handle 700x45, but I haven't tried that yet. When my cashflow improves. 😉 |
I don’t know if I have a bike that will take anything that wide except for my Mondia. I have some 1 1/4” Pro Tek tires on it and they measure 1.390” when inflated. They barely clear but that bike will ride through just about anything.
‘Good to see that SS on the road, it looks very nice , kind of an “ice blue”. Wait, seat post all the way up on a 25.5” frame? I thought I had long legs!:lol: |
Originally Posted by RiddleOfSteel
(Post 22673017)
Agreed. 700x35, when they measure that on whatever rims I mount them to, are dynamite for the Seattle roads.
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Originally Posted by Kabuki12
(Post 22673052)
......... Wait, seat post all the way up on a 25.5” frame? I thought I had long legs!:lol:
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I see I wasn't the only one to buy the Cannondale Velcro mount water bottle back in the day.
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Originally Posted by Murray Missile
(Post 22672698)
No pics yet but I put the NASHBAR 700 X 35's on it today, they clear the underside of the reflector brackets by about 1/16" but plenty of room at the chainstays. It rides OHHHH SOOOOO nice! I also set the brakes properly, the quick releases were sticking which must be why they set them that way. A little Tri-Flow and they were working like new. However the pads are rock hard and will need replaced before I ride it much. The 35's also make that cheap saddle feel a lot better LOL and I raised it all the way to the minimum insertion mark.
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Originally Posted by Pompiere
(Post 22673156)
I have a pair of those Streetwise tires on my Performance Parabola. They only measure 32mm on a somewhat narrow rim, but the ride is nice.
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Originally Posted by chiefkurtz
(Post 22673139)
I see I wasn't the only one to buy the Cannondale Velcro mount water bottle back in the day.
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