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1980′s Schwinn World Sport
60cm
48/18
This was my first rebuild, I didn’t want to get too crazy, tried to keep it simple, but classy. It was originally black with white and yellow stripes/font, but was in bad shape, so I scrapped that for the flat white white wear a clear gloss coat. I built this bike during my first summer in Austin. I miss Austin. Suggestions?
Submitted by David Culver
16 Comments Received
November 19th, 2011 @3:16 am
Clean bike. Doesnt get me completely going thou. I would shorten the brake cable just a little.
What kinda spokes are that. Is it those flat ones?
November 19th, 2011 @4:02 am
Love the box rims and white frame, looks classy.. Personally I would change the saddle to something less chunky looking, and with a frame that big you probably could lower that stem down a bit.. But first I would change that fork, it looks really bent..
November 19th, 2011 @5:42 am
what is going on with that fork?
November 19th, 2011 @6:18 am
Survey says…you have a bent fork. $20 should get you a new one. I like the economy of your build. Just a bike for smashing around on. No BS. Nice and big too.
November 19th, 2011 @7:04 am
seat post clamp is backward.
November 19th, 2011 @8:05 am
Texas!
November 19th, 2011 @12:56 pm
Needs a bit more tuning to be classy, such as crank, saddle, seat post. That fork looks scary. Stay classy.
November 19th, 2011 @4:02 pm
Holy shit, that’s one bent fork.
November 19th, 2011 @4:20 pm
seat clamp is fine,bike is backwards. That fork looks dangerous. Easy fix,cheap too.Nice ride.
November 20th, 2011 @9:01 am
sloman – you’re just an old bitter troll.
November 20th, 2011 @11:15 am
grooggh,where’d I put that bridge?
November 20th, 2011 @1:39 pm
Thanks for the help guys. I had never owned a road bike before this, only mountain. Clearly, I’ve made rookie mistakes, this whole project was all learning experience. I’ve never had anybody say the fork was bent, I thought maybe it was a bad picture angle, but I guess it is, never noticed as I rode. It was definitely an economy build (college budget) both rims are just standard weinmann aluminum rims 27 x 1 1/4, the crank, bb, and chain ring were all SRAM bundle I got off ebay, and yeah the saddle needs to go, still looking for a new one.
November 20th, 2011 @3:10 pm
How is this backward? It’s drive side.
November 20th, 2011 @3:16 pm
bobc4t – I’m 99.999999999% certain the bitter old troll was making a joke.
November 20th, 2011 @3:17 pm
the seat clamp Smores Boy. IT is backwards.
November 20th, 2011 @9:08 pm
No need to shout, old man. Hard to tell you’re joking with all that bitterness.
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