Re: What would a 2006 Schwinn Varsity look like (if done right)?


"bryanska" <BARRELBACK@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> The Schwinn Varsity discussion got me thinking -
>
> What would a 2006 Schwinn Varsity look like?
>
> I imagine the perfect college bike for four years of an awesome college
> life, with a little flexibility for life beyond. Almost like a Surly
> Cross-Check but even more versatile.
>
> Frame would be steel, natch. It would have DOUBLE eyelets on the fork
> and dropouts - strong enough to carry lots of beer on the rack, with
> fenders. Cyclocross geometry. Wide fork for wide tires.
>
> Components would be super simple and rugged, because they'll be left
> out in the rain and snow. Shimano SORA brifters or bar-ends. Last
> year's cheapo cassettes. Whatever headset can take the most damage.
> Generic canti or V-brakes (for fenders, of course). Flared road bars.
> Hybridized half-trail tires.
>
> Weather-resistant cork wrap that matches the frame color.
> Metallized-flake paint. Platform pedals. Rack included.
>
> I'm talking about the modern, simple interpretation of a bike-boom
> 10-speed: simple, reliable, heavy. You can pull off a college-poor tour
> on the cheap. Pop off to the lacrosse field with your honey and throw
> the bike on the ground next to the blanket. Throw your backpack in a
> milk crate tied to the rack and get to class late. Wobble home
> hungover. Get beer. Get groceries. Get laid.
>
> And there is a certain level of cool inherent to a bike that useful.
> It's like the Scion - not about the content, it's about the marketing.
> Provide basic no-frills value with no pretention, and walk away.

Except for the double eyelets(Cross Check has single on the fork), you
described the Cross Check to a T. It's not "cheap", though.


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