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Originally Posted by David
EDIT: Disregard this: I must respectfully disagree with you. I worked at a Schwinn shop in the early 80's and sold them. It was the Deluxe Varsity and Continental that had the front freewheel.
The Schwinn did have the front freewheel like that pic but a closer look, the quality is not Schwinn so not a Schwinn
From Google:
The Schwinn Varsity equipped with a front freewheel was specifically known as the Schwinn Deluxe Varsity, which featured Shimano's Front Freewheel System (FFS). This unique setup reversed the mechanics of a traditional bicycle drivetrain by moving the freewheeling ratcheting mechanism ffrom the rear wheel hub to the front crankset bottom bracket
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I also worked in a Schwinn shop in the 80s, both Repairing and Selling and those are NOT Schwinn forks, nothing looks the quality of
Schwinn Approvedthe Front Freewheel was around in the 70s, as my Ross Apollo has that. Those rear drop out reak of chain market store. I’m only looking at it on my phone, so maybe I’m missing something.
