Yea, I remember those seven minute Schwinn wheels.
You pulled a Varsity out of the box in 1973. You got $3.50 flat rate to assemble it. Damn- there was the back rim literally flapping side to side, untensioned, untrued, just laced. Great- 20 minutes shot just to straighten that out. But before that tape the bars at a speed resembling a calf roper tying.
Joe B-Z
Great Notch, NJ
greatwheelbuilders and why are they better than others?
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> In a message dated 7/1/03 5:00:25 PM, tsan7759142@comcast.net writes:
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> << He again said that good wheels are good wheels and that if we wanted to
> talk great wheel builders that he had seen a very short woman years ago at
the
> Schwinn factory who was as wide as tall, but could build a great wheel in
> seven minutes. He felt that was the greatest wheel builder he had ever
seen and
> that was unlikely to be topped. >>
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> Evening Gang,
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> Seven minutes, eh? Sure would like to have seen it in action, because my
> experience gives me much cause for doubt. Especially, the "great wheel"
claim???
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> I don't think wheel building should be rushed (IMO)!!!
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> Cheers,
>
> Chuck Brooks
> Malta, NY