Varsity headbadges were attached with screws as were other Schwinns, including the Paramount. I used one of the screw holes to route my internal light wiring on my Paramount.
Laing On Friday, September 3, 2021 at 11:31:42 AM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote: > I made a head badge, etched with an ungrammatical Latin tag, for my second > comprehensive bike build/rebuild circa 1972 (complete strip, repaint, and > rebuild of Alvit Varsity), and am quite clear that I didn't drill and tap > holes for mounting screws (I was 16 or so and had never heard of such a > process) and I am even more sure that double sided tape was not offered. So > even Varsity headbadges must have been mounted with screws? Can anyone say? > > Note: The rehabb'd Varsity was a work of teenage art (black gloss, hand > pinstriped, half-stepped AW with Cyclo Benelux rd and single front ring, > whitewall tires, shiny silver aluminum fenders) but when I next fingered > one some 40+ years later I was shocked at what a dog it was. A very well > made and sturdy dog, but a true dog. > > On Fri, Sep 3, 2021 at 8:32 AM Kainalu V. -Brooklyn NY <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> It was mentioned before, and I'll put my vote in for VHB tape (very high >> bond). Not a pro, so I can't make a pro tip, but as an enthusiastic >> amateur, let me recommend that you first stick it to the badge, carefully >> trim it back from the edge, and stick it, hopefully not upside down, >> because- very high bond. >> -Kai >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7069b814-c51d-4483-8c41-62d8f68f0a9bn%40googlegroups.com.
