Re: [CR]Schwinn Varsity, was PEUGEOT Classic Racer.

(Example: Framebuilders:Masi)

Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:00:08 -0500
From: "Joseph Bender-Zanoni" <joebz@optonline.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Schwinn Varsity, was PEUGEOT Classic Racer.
In-reply-to: <45D121A0.8080401@verizon.net>
To: Harvey Sachs <hmsachs@verizon.net>
References: <45D121A0.8080401@verizon.net>
cc: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>

Yamean all this stuff: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/varsity.html

What a great article. We need the follow up on the Ross molten salt brazing!

Joe Bender-Zanoni Great Notch, NJ

Harvey Sachs wrote:
> Please let me correct one minor mis-statement in Eric Elman's nice
> discussion of the junior Peugeot. Of course, to do this, I've snipped
> away the nice parts, and just left the error:
>
> Eric said, "The [junior Peugeot] frames are lugless and durable
> (reminds me
> of Schwinn Varsity without the smooth fillet brazed joints)."
>
> The Varsity and Continental were electrically welded. For example, the
> head tube was a single piece with "stub" top and down tubes that
> extended out about an inch, if memory serves. These were butt-welded
> to the tubes, and then the joint ground smooth. The tubes
> themselves, 1" diameter, were very heavy gauge. So, the "fillet" was
> actualy part of the head "tube" assembly.
>
> But, the darned things were very durable. There was a really nice
> ("lady"s") model parked outside my office in downtown DC today,
> complete with baskets. Bright green with minor scrapes.

>

> harvey sachs

> mcLean va.