On 6/17/07, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Picked up a Schwinn World yesterday at the local Salvation Army store. > It's made in Taiwan and looks to have been manufactured by Giant in > '87. She's in really good shape for her age, but needs a little TLC. > The headset is too tight, which makes for some interesting handling, the > gear train needs lube, and the tires are really cheap. Good news is > that most of her is interchangeable with the other bike, including > wheels. Looks like I'm set to start tearing them down and building > something half-way decent. > > http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/Krystal/photo#5077092745318006258
Sweet! I've always wanted to own a Schwinn. Not one like yours, but an old 1950's cruiser. I remember seeing ads for Schwinns on Captain Kangaroo when I was a kid, and I wanted one - they were so exotic (we couldn't get them in Canada). I remember the Captain, intoning "prices slightly higher in the South and in the West..." I don't know why, but that's always stuck in my mind, and I intone it to myself whenever I see a Schwinn. Great grab, Scott! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
