1985 Schwinn Sprint: A Success Story!

No more than 15 days after receiving a 1985 Schwinn Sprint, I can happily state that the rebuild is hereby declared a success. I would have been done sooner had I not needed to get to Scooter's Bike Shop in Souderton, PA to pickup supplies.

Last evening whilst watching the Daily Show and the Colbert Report with my trusty multi-sized spoke wrench, spent considerable amounts of time truing the rear wheel (which required the most work) and to a lesser extent, the front. If one takes their time, seemingly lost wheels can be brought back to their original roundness.

Finally, this morning I was able to put on my black Phat Wrap handlebar wrap from Specialized on the Sprint. There was only one last thing to do and that was give it a quick test ride. This was a dramatic difference from the previous test ride. I find that the combination of having proper round wheels along with the shock absorbing bar wrap has transformed this bicycle into something else. It feels like a brand new bike, so much to the point that had I bought this bicycle new, I would not be disappointed.

The fun part beings tomorrow morning when I take my first hour or so ride up and through Peace Valley Park. I do need to get a bike pack for storing a patch kit and what not, but simply for tomorrow I will take the bag from my Voyageur Hybrid. The Sprint also lacks any brazed on mountings for a water bottle, so I will need to figure out something about that as well.