This is an updated version. I don’t think I will make many more changes.
Submitted by Luis Solares
1974 Schwinn Continental
Posted on January 21st 2010
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6 Comments Received
January 21st, 2010 @6:15 pm
Looks quite practical with the front brake and mudguards. I bet the bike lost a lot of weight with the conversion, my 76 Varsity 10 speed was very heavy. Good luck with the voting on this site they can be merciless. Have fun and ride without the roostertail when it rains. Nice work but sell the headbadge and put something like a Flying tiger or whatever on there to screw around with those who look for Bianchi etc. Thanks
January 21st, 2010 @8:24 pm
Thanks for the comment. I also have a 74 varsity i converted to a single speed. I don’t really care about the voting. I just wanted the picture out there so other people can get some ideas for their schwinn convertions.
January 22nd, 2010 @10:12 am
Did you cut the bars and then flip them over? If so, I wouldnt have known unless the before pic wasnt there.
January 22nd, 2010 @7:46 pm
I like the cut drop/bullhorn and will do that soon to one of my heavy chromed steel drops. Nice look for the cost of a hack saw blade and allows rider to stretch out a bit / some frames are too short for a six foot person. Crazy colors but fun. Get the scale out before you start the Varsity Diet fixie conversion. Thanks Eduard
January 26th, 2010 @4:01 pm
I did cut the bars and flipped them. This bike was originally 37.5 lbs I think I brought it down to about 25 lbs. It’s still pretty heavy but it’s nice for the streets of Chicago.
February 15th, 2010 @11:28 pm
At minimum i’d get some black bar tape and a silver chain. Pretty cool commuter conversion otherwise. Reminds me of a reverse Donatello TMNT sort of theme.
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