Comments on: Rebuilding a Schwinn Varsity

By: Rafael

Rafael — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:27:49 +0000

Updated pics??? Did yours come with a leather fuji saddle? I just picked up a 71 varsity and found a fuji leather saddle under a rubber schwinn seat cover I’m wondering if this is standard

By: matt

matt — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 22:57:43 +0000

thank you for the reply and measurements.

By: Stephen Lau

Stephen Lau — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 04:49:39 +0000

@matt: I found an old Schwinn Continental stem which fit the non-standard 21.1mm size quill required. Got a pair of bullhorn bars which fit it nicely.

I got a Wald 13/16 seatpost off of Amazon pretty cheap which worked nicely with my Brooks B17 saddle.

By: matt

matt — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 01:07:31 +0000

Also curious about where you found the new seatpost.

Did you purchase a new stem/handlebars?

By: Stephen Lau

Stephen Lau — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:04:56 +0000

They’re 700C wheels.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:13:38 +0000

What size are those wheels, the s-6 thing is really confusing me and i want to get new ones

By: JOHN

JOHN — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:31:10 +0000

Just got two Schwinn Varsity ten speeds for free.How do you know what year they are?

By: Stephen Lau

Stephen Lau — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:15:51 +0000

@Alex: Yup, I only use it as a commute wheelset, so can’t speak to its worth for serious road-riding. Dunno how durable the tires/tubes are (the rubber is Chaoyang), but it’s seemed to hold up on my commute ride so far.

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:57:00 +0000

Is that wheelset nice? I’m considering buying it.

By: Stephen Lau

Stephen Lau — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:11:20 +0000

@Alex: I believe mine was $99 + shipping… came out to around $115 or $120 total.