Bill:
Welcome.
The only thing I can say is be careful about looking at Campagnolo parts- you might get hooked!
My second "ten-speed" was a Blue 24-inch Varsity that I bought used for $20 - I wish I still had it (it was stolen, unfortunately...).
Regards,
Greg "what Campy parts?" Parker Ann Arbor, MI USA
In a message dated 7/2/02 2:56:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time, classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org writes:
> Message: 15
> Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 11:07:33 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Bill Lee <billlee1955@yahoo.com>
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR]New member
>
> I've enjoyed reading the archives so far, perhaps 20%
> done. Fat and fifty, I took up bike riding again. I
> have owned a bike on and off over the years, until now
> only one 10-speed bought as a soldier in Germany in
> 1970. After reading Sheldon Brown's Varsity article I
> have been fooling with three Schwinn Continentals for
> a year. I spend most of my time looking for straight
> wheels. I'd never paint a bike. Once I tried to save
> an old chain; now I just replace them. I mess
> endlessly with tires, cables and brakes. I know
> exactly how much they are worth. I have never held a
> Campagnolo part but you guys have made me curious.
>
> Bill "Yeah, my other bike is just a beater" Lee