I don't remember the Bendix kick-back hubs ever appearing on road bikes, whether Varsities or others.
I ride a Varsity and Continental, '76 and '62, respectively (love those
1-piece cranks).
The 32lb Conti' mimics a real road bike with it's alloy bits, tubular fork and dt shifters, but I'm not sure if I will ever bring up the 38lb Varsity again on this list. I did ride 30+ miles on it today, as well as on Friday, even passing riders at 47.7mph (per Garmin) WITHOUT PEDALING.
David Snyder
Auburn, CA usa
beating adead horse
> So Schwinn Varsity's are off topic?
>
> Robert Shackelford
> San Jose, CA USA
>
>
> Quoting J Sexton <jvs@sonic.net>:
>
>> I too have a soft spot for old cruiser bikes, but, uh, folks, isn't
this
>> off topic for our vintage lightweight discussion group?
>>
>> Jay (not the listmeister, and not pretending to be) Sexton
>> Sebastopol, CA