Comments on Old Rusty Bike: Schwinn Traveler Single Speed

man i woulda have loved to of been the one who bou...

2011-11-09T22:38:02.997-08:00

man i woulda have loved to of been the one who bought this bike off of you, i had a schwinn traveler 10 speed just like that one a for the longest time and that thing was a major hobby for me, found the bike in a garbage dump in Connecticut, amazing what people throw away, i had to replace about 75% of it and then the remaining 25% needed alot of work, but it was worth it because afterwards i felt like some kinda road bike guru, although i always kinda wished it was a single speed, only rode it in the one gear but i never had the money to convert it. But living in philadelphia, i locked it to a row of newspaper vendors one day, went into work, and when i came out it looked like someone had mounted the curb, hit the row of vendors, and pinned my bike to a lamp post, major damage to the frame, havent been able to find a suitable affordable bike since ...

hi kurt, i am recently bit by the single speed bu...

2010-09-22T08:47:26.204-07:00

hi kurt,

i am recently bit by the single speed bug, just built my second as a commuter and i live in a rainy place. any tips on where to get fenders that will fit between my shimano brakes and the frame/fork? it is an old italian benetto. i see you have fenders on the red one...

thanks, andrew

Thanks! Yep, it's tough to look at the pix ev...

2009-09-23T12:55:21.519-07:00

Thanks! Yep, it's tough to look at the pix even now, but I can build another one someday. First order of business: lose about a gazillion pounds...

That's a beautiful bike. Selling it was certa...

2009-09-23T12:49:26.176-07:00

That's a beautiful bike. Selling it was certainly a mistake. Love the blog.