My sister gave me a neglected schwinn varsity bike that she rescued. I don't think it had been ridden in maybe 25 years. There is a bunch of rust and some dings that need to be cleaned up. I thought I would give it a go and try fixing it up.
The rims are both pretty straight so i'm going to keep those. I cleaned off the rust on the front wheel and I am working on the back wheel. I had some leftover metallic paint that i used to paint the front wheel. I think the color will look good against the yellow. My idea is to have all the chrome parts painted this auqua type metallic blue.
I was trying to disassemble the sprocket from the back wheel and lost about three of the ball bearings. Now I have to get a specialised tool to remove the sprocket. Oh I tested the tubes. They are good so I am going to use them. The wheels were brittle and I thought I would replace them with some yellow ones. The yellow wheels were kind of pricey but I think they will look boss. Back to cleaning off rust.
thank you and be safe out there.
