Kudos to you for your rejuvenating hobby/projects that require skill, patience, elbow grease and dedication... l know this because my very first job in 1980, as a teenager and into my early 20's was working at a Schwinn/Ross/Raleigh dealership as a assembler of new and rebuilder or used bicycles. Brought back great memories of the business, co-workers, and customers from 3yrs to 88 years old, who enjoyed pedal power!!! 🚲
Wow, great experience. As we progress along you will see I run into an issue with the Shimano (I called it Schwinn in the video) FF System. I won't spoil it, but maybe when we get there you might be able to offer some insight! Thanks for watching!
@FeatherstoneBicycles the ff system came out when I worked, I remember for the most part, they worked quite well, just new and odd. Over the years Shimano has come up with many ideas that either worked or drastically failed. The FF was designed for the Casual Rider who had difficulty remembering to pedal when shifting🤔😁. I'm following you now, so if this old boy remembers anything that can help, I'll pass it along! 👍
Once rode a '72 Schwinn Varsity with fenders and bookrack 75 miles at one time, but at least I had toe clips and a cold front come through. I didn't do that again.
My high school had a fleet of Schwinn Varsitys in the late 70s for use in gym class. We rode those things down the concrete steps (about 70 of them) leading to the football field. Never had a single problem with the wheels. Those things weren't bullet proof, they were nuke proof.
If only there were cell phones back then...what a TH-cam video that would make! Amen to the nuke proof. That is exactly why I reuse all of the old parts, including the ball bearings and cages. Their quality compared to what you get today is no match. Indestructible!
Beautiful!
Thank you!
Kudos to you for your rejuvenating hobby/projects that require skill, patience, elbow grease and dedication... l know this because my very first job in 1980, as a teenager and into my early 20's was working at a Schwinn/Ross/Raleigh dealership as a assembler of new and rebuilder or used bicycles. Brought back great memories of the business, co-workers, and customers from 3yrs to 88 years old, who enjoyed pedal power!!! 🚲
Wow, great experience. As we progress along you will see I run into an issue with the Shimano (I called it Schwinn in the video) FF System. I won't spoil it, but maybe when we get there you might be able to offer some insight! Thanks for watching!
@FeatherstoneBicycles the ff system came out when I worked, I remember for the most part, they worked quite well, just new and odd. Over the years Shimano has come up with many ideas that either worked or drastically failed. The FF was designed for the Casual Rider who had difficulty remembering to pedal when shifting🤔😁. I'm following you now, so if this old boy remembers anything that can help, I'll pass it along! 👍
Once rode a '72 Schwinn Varsity with fenders and bookrack 75 miles at one time, but at least I had toe clips and a cold front come through. I didn't do that again.
Ha!
... I have a 1986 Schwinn "World Sport" (Red) ... you can tell because there is a date code stamped on the Schwinn Head Tube Label ...
Yes, I title all my season's based on the date code (older years sometimes have them stamped on the rear dropouts).
My high school had a fleet of Schwinn Varsitys in the late 70s for use in gym class. We rode those things down the concrete steps (about 70 of them) leading to the football field. Never had a single problem with the wheels. Those things weren't bullet proof, they were nuke proof.
If only there were cell phones back then...what a TH-cam video that would make!
Amen to the nuke proof. That is exactly why I reuse all of the old parts, including the ball bearings and cages. Their quality compared to what you get today is no match. Indestructible!