Comments on: Thomas B.’s Schwinn Super Sport

By: Shane the Le Tour III guy

Shane the Le Tour III guy — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 07:03:02 +0000

Great job Tom. Yellow is such an underrated color. I just got a yelow Continental. Not sure what I’m going to do with it yet. As far as I know, it still has the original seat, handlebar grip tape and headlight & taillights. A badass bike that needs some work. God Bless.

By: First road bike in many years. Bike Registry

First road bike in many years. Bike Registry — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 04:59:34 +0000

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By: Tomshiba

Tomshiba — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:15:02 +0000

The best answer I can give you is here, the United States, at yard/garage sales, thrift stores, etc. If you don’t mind paying idiotic shipping prices, E Bay is the next best thing along with Craigslist. I hope this helps.

By: Peter Robb

Peter Robb — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:31:46 +0000

No I don’t posess a container of Schwinns. I live in New Zealand near Antartica and we dont jave many Scwhinn’s here.Where could I buy lots of old Scwhinns at bargain prices ? Enough to fill a smaller 20′ shipping container that is.

By: Jim Wingo

Jim Wingo — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:01:12 +0000

Well it may go faster, but I’m not sure I do! lol

By: Tomshiba

Tomshiba — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:22:39 +0000

I found that the third cog on my SSS wore away somewhat and caused the chain to jump. I still keep an eye out for the five-speed cogs. They are so rare.

By: Tomshiba

Tomshiba — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:20:16 +0000

Does it go faster?

By: Jim Wingo

Jim Wingo — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:14:50 +0000

Hi Tom! It’s a cool lemon. I’ve done a little customizing over the years to give it a little personality. I’ve used red tubing over the cable, a red and yellow handlebar tape, and a red water bottle carrier. My original rear sprocket had begun to slip and I’d been picking up bikes at garage sales basically for my daughters. I had extras and was able to take the wheels off a relatively new girls Schwinn Traveler. That gave me a six sprocket gear in back and a derailleur problem. I was able to get it to the top sprocket by tightening the cable a bit. To solve the bottom sprocket problem I ended up taking an eighth inch piece of steel, cut and ground it to fit between the derailleur and frame and to my surprise it worked! I now have a twelve speed Super Sport! I tried to download a photo of what I did so if the picture shows up you’ll see the result! I copied them to this box because I couldn’t find anywhere else to download them.

By: Tomshiba

Tomshiba — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 03:45:50 +0000

Are you saying that you now possess a container of old Schwinns, or are just asking how to do it once you fill the container??

By: Tomshiba

Tomshiba — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 03:28:57 +0000

David, thanks for the interest, but this bike is special. I couldn’t sell it………..yet.