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Ladies Schwinn circa 1982--a found bike in the process of being restored
The paint is a bit dinged and all parts are original except the handlebars...as far as I can determine. The seat is in showercap because it is an original seat (that sqeeks when the bike goes).
Note the FF Shimano "shifts anytime" rear cog set and the crazy big front set. The shifter system is Positronic. Except for the following, the parts are original:
I added a Swiss made rack to the back that I salvaged from a really old French 10-speed.
The front and rear axle bearing assembly has been reconditioned using parts from older Schwinn rims and some new bearings.
The handlebar grips do not appear to be original and the handlebar itself may or may not be; I do have some original blue sparklies to put on there but the heck if I'm going to risk them getting stolen
The fork bearing cartridge has been replaced with a cartridge with older Schwinn parts that were in better condition.
Two of the rear spokes had to be insitu machined to get them to fit properly into the rear hub assembly; they had snapped off their heads in the hub spoke eyes.
The rear shifter cable is not the right kind of cable and doesn't work too well as a result--I will replace it if this bike ever sees serious use.
The clips to hold down the cabling to the brakes and shifters seem to be missing; somebody used plastic ties.
The paint job is original and still has the white Schwinn chevrons on the front forks, etc. Stamped part numbers indicate parts built built between 1977and late-1981.
Tip: Someone had cranked down a plastic tie on the rear derailler cable. When I removed it, shifting worked much better; check the clips if you are having problems with shifting. If a cable is having problems moving, it may not be rust that is the issue.
Note: It took two days of soaking the rear hub assembly in motor oil to get it to work better. This is an unusual rear cog set and is designed to shift even when the bike is standing still...so at first I thought it was busted...when it was supposed to do that. It works good but due to problems with the wrong cable being installed between the Positron lever to the rear derailler, I cannot completely shift properly as yet...and maybe it was just never meant to be anyways.
Note the FF Shimano "shifts anytime" rear cog set and the crazy big front set. The shifter system is Positronic. Except for the following, the parts are original:
I added a Swiss made rack to the back that I salvaged from a really old French 10-speed.
The front and rear axle bearing assembly has been reconditioned using parts from older Schwinn rims and some new bearings.
The handlebar grips do not appear to be original and the handlebar itself may or may not be; I do have some original blue sparklies to put on there but the heck if I'm going to risk them getting stolen
The fork bearing cartridge has been replaced with a cartridge with older Schwinn parts that were in better condition.
Two of the rear spokes had to be insitu machined to get them to fit properly into the rear hub assembly; they had snapped off their heads in the hub spoke eyes.
The rear shifter cable is not the right kind of cable and doesn't work too well as a result--I will replace it if this bike ever sees serious use.
The clips to hold down the cabling to the brakes and shifters seem to be missing; somebody used plastic ties.
The paint job is original and still has the white Schwinn chevrons on the front forks, etc. Stamped part numbers indicate parts built built between 1977and late-1981.
Tip: Someone had cranked down a plastic tie on the rear derailler cable. When I removed it, shifting worked much better; check the clips if you are having problems with shifting. If a cable is having problems moving, it may not be rust that is the issue.
Note: It took two days of soaking the rear hub assembly in motor oil to get it to work better. This is an unusual rear cog set and is designed to shift even when the bike is standing still...so at first I thought it was busted...when it was supposed to do that. It works good but due to problems with the wrong cable being installed between the Positron lever to the rear derailler, I cannot completely shift properly as yet...and maybe it was just never meant to be anyways.
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-www.sheldonbrown.com/shimano.../36.html
About a 1/4 of the way down there's an article on this page:
www.sheldonbrown.com/japan.html
Do you know the model name of the bike? That would go a long way in figuring out what the original spec is on it. Most FF/ Positron bikes were of the middleweight variety so the 3 speed handlebars would be appropriate. The seat may not be original though. It all depends on the model and the year of the bike.
I believe it's a Caliente.
I believe it's a Caliente.