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This is a late 70’s early 80’s Scwhinn Varsity frame that I found on craigslist for $40. It’s one of the heaviest frames ever built, but I love the way it looks. I stripped it down, and threw some new paint on it and replaced as many of the components as I could afford. I had to go pretty cheap as it was my first fixie and was just excited to get it on the road without too much research on what the best parts were, etc. Now I can take my time and build the next one real proper like, and throw some real dollars at it. I replaced the stem with an original Schwinn Varsity stem, and chopped an old pair of bars to make the horns. I found a nice Specialized Toupe saddle, a Weinmann Deep V wheelset and some Vitorria all white Zaffiro Pro tires on ebay for real cheap. I had to keep the seat tube as it was really really thin and was impossible to find a replacement for. I bought cheapy bulletproof cranks and got a Sugino Bottom Bracket with an adapter as the hole for the bottom bracket on the frame was huge. It’’s got MKS pedals with clips and the gear ratio is a perfect 3.00; (42/14 : 650mm cranks). I used the original front caliper and used an old campy lever I had laying around. I threw on some soyo grips and done. Once I had all the parts, It took me less than a day to paint it, build it and get it on the road. I’ve only ridden it twice on a long ride and it’s quickly becoming my favorite. Thanks for checking it out.

Submitted by Bert Rodriguez