my lucky day

[Hooch]

been looking for one of these for years
sweet 73 Varsity in the tall frame to fit my 6'5 body
no rust and great decals yet
I always find the smaller ones gonna clean this one up and ride baby ride!
I might convert it to a "tourist with bars levers and green glitter grips off a 68 Collegiate I have and a wide brooks saddle!
$19.95 thrift store find!

 

[Clothespin n]

nice score Hooch!

Kev.

 

[user 135]

I agree that some tourist bars are in order. Nice find and looking forward to the transition. Have you ever though of a single speed for such a bike?

 

[Hooch]

yea I have but I have some health issues and the gears will actually be a welcome thing compared to old single speed cruisers

 

[user 135]

That makes sense especially since I just towed the kids in the trailer behind a SS and did not feel quite so frisky.

The Varsity's are nice bikes and deserve more credit/collectibility than they get.

 

[Rat Rod]

Sweet find Hooch.....it should clean up real nicely.

Looks like some steel wool and WD40 are in order.

Find ya a roll or two of vintage campus green tape and you'll be good to go.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Schwinn-Campus-Gree ... dZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/SCHWINN-HANDLE-BAR- ... dZViewItem

 

[ricksterr1221]

Derek (on this site) has a red one, hes 6'1 and can barely keep feet on ground its a big ole thing.. His is a peice though, urs is nice.

 

[Hooch]

got collegiate bars grips and levers on it now
I like it!
man its made for my large size especially with the collegiate bars
time to do a super clean on this baby

 

[Rat Rod]

Oh yeah Hooch....lookin' sweet now.

Can't wait to see the pics with the chrome all detailed out. :wink:

 

[Hooch]

started cleaning it up and the chrome is starting to really shine
the tires are drier than I thought they were so I will order new ones in whitewalls

 

[Clothespin n]

very nice!!!!

Kev.

 

[Rat Rod]

Wow...yeah, comin' right along.

The white walls will look awesome.

You just need to find an old vintage Brooks saddle like the one on my Typhoon to top her off. :wink:

 

[Markm]

looks good Hooch!! Where are ya gettin your tires from?

 

[ricksterr1221]

iS that brookes saddle plastic? i dont know it looks like it

 

[Clothespin n]

iS that brookes saddle plastic? i dont know it looks like it

nope..it's just in really good shape.

 

[ricksterr1221]

Whats it made of? Leather?

 

[skoda]

I have some Varsity rear fenders if you're interested.

 

[Rat Rod]

Whats it made of? Leather?

Yep...I think all Brooks seats are made of leather.

http://www.brookssaddles.com

 

[Clothespin n]

Question / Quiz time

What is the Worlds Largest use of Leather ????

The answer later.. :lol:
unless you guess!

 

[nogoodnic42]

Logic tells me that it must be seats bicycle/motorcycle but there also alot of leather shoes out there...Kelly