I have a Campus Green ‘72 Collegiate with the camelback frame design that is one of my go-to rides. I picked up a similar one in red, but I just never enjoyed riding it as much. For this Build-Off, my goal was to change it up in ways that would make it a good alternative to the stock bike while still maintaining the feel of original Chicago Schwinn lighweights.
It’s not a radical transformation like some of our builds, but then that wasn’t my goal. I think I succeeded; lately I have been choosing this over the stock one. I guess we will see if that changes over time as the novelty wears off.
I was thinking about taking the Bluetooth speaker off the bars for the photos, but I decided to leave it because that's the way I ride it.
It’s not a radical transformation like some of our builds, but then that wasn’t my goal. I think I succeeded; lately I have been choosing this over the stock one. I guess we will see if that changes over time as the novelty wears off.
I was thinking about taking the Bluetooth speaker off the bars for the photos, but I decided to leave it because that's the way I ride it.
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