1990 Schwinn Impact

[horsefarmer]

Sad they used non standard shift cables probably going to have to change the trigger shifters.

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

sometimes I wonder who comes up with names of things. "Impact", doesn't conjure good images of mountain biking to me.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

IMPACT!!

 

[horsefarmer]

 

[horsefarmer]

It's pretty well untouched, according to the specs. Sadly, it's the biggest frame they made 23" (58cm). With my 29" inseam IDK how this will work for me. I usually fit medium frames 19" (48cm) seatpost or so.

Seat post was stuck, but freed up. It's super long tho so I found a much shorter one with better chrome. Gonna have to slam it and hope I can fit the bike.

I greased and adjusted the bb before I put it in "cold storage" a couple of years ago.

found another set of Sun Tour 7 speed shifters and the cable is just a bit longer to reach the rear derailleur. After a bit of futzing it's shifting well with trigger shifters.

Stem came out fine! Bars frozen on stem tho. I got to change them need more rise.

Gear ratios on the big ring is 41 to 95 gear inches.

 

[mikeeebikey]

I think those are my all-time favorite brake levers!!! Higher ratio than most, coupled with a modern disc my kids learned wheelie kung-fu!
All around cool score, I built and sold a few bitd.

 

[us56456712]

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Sad they used non standard shift cables probably going to have to change the trigger shifters.
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I like the axle centering washers, classy.

 

[horsefarmer]

I like the axle centering washers, classy.

These guys?

 

[us56456712]

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These guys?

Yup.

 

[horsefarmer]

Narrower bars. No idea what they came off of but like the cool sticker.
Semi gloss black rustoleum baking in the 17 deg sunshine.

 

[horsefarmer]

Getting the bars situated.

Sun Tour X-press Accushift index shifter internals.
Nice solid shifter but odd cable end.

 

[horsefarmer]

Sunny 36deg test ride! Successful. Bike seat height seems OK but crank height seems higher (maybe to avoid hitting objects on the trail).
Maybe just too big a frame for me.

 

[horsefarmer]

Kinda freaky on my last ride down our snow covered gravel driveway, I thought the rear tire was deflating... Nope I pedaled over an icy patch covered with fluffy snow!

 

[horsefarmer]

Longer test ride today. Stopped twice and adjusted seat higher. Pretty happy with it. The seat has to go.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Yes it does. It is hard to tell in the pictures, but it looks like the bars could stand to be rotated a few degrees forward as well. They look a little droopy.