So, I finally get a chance to get out on the bike a bit over the weekend, always a good thing. The bike is all tuned and everything is working nicely. I have a nug of some really nice local to help improve my focus and the weather is flippin beautiful. It's going to be a nice day.
I ease on over to my private honey-hole and get my swerve on. I meet up with the proprietor of said trails and we get in a great ride.
Over post ride beers, I ask him if he has any 7 speed parts laying around ( he has a ton of old bikes and parts). He says to go look in the back shed where I discover this little gem.
I ask what the deal is with the old Schwinn and he tells me to put it in my truck and take it home. He had hopes of restoring it, but we all know how that goes sometimes
From what I can tell from the serial# is it was built in May of 1961. It's a 24" , the set back seat post and riser bars where fairly rare as well as the 24 only being sold in '61.
As I was taking the bike to my truck, I noticed his Kona full-squish was in pieces. I ask him what's up with that and he said he needs a derailleur hanger. I go looking in my camelbak and just so happen to have a brand new one...Just one of those great days.
I ease on over to my private honey-hole and get my swerve on. I meet up with the proprietor of said trails and we get in a great ride.
Over post ride beers, I ask him if he has any 7 speed parts laying around ( he has a ton of old bikes and parts). He says to go look in the back shed where I discover this little gem.
I ask what the deal is with the old Schwinn and he tells me to put it in my truck and take it home. He had hopes of restoring it, but we all know how that goes sometimes
From what I can tell from the serial# is it was built in May of 1961. It's a 24" , the set back seat post and riser bars where fairly rare as well as the 24 only being sold in '61.
As I was taking the bike to my truck, I noticed his Kona full-squish was in pieces. I ask him what's up with that and he said he needs a derailleur hanger. I go looking in my camelbak and just so happen to have a brand new one...Just one of those great days.
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, punched him in the jugular,put the hanger in my pocket,took his last beer, threw my new bike in the truck, and split. 
