1973 SCHWINN FASTBACK 5 SPEED KOOL LEMON
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
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1973 Kool Lemon Schwinn FASTBACK 5 SPEED ALL ORIGINAL!
Found the bike on eBay, a sweet example of 70's Schwinn ingenuity 👍🔧
Schwinn Fastback
Sleek styling in a string carbon steel frame; fast, and responsive.
1973 schwinn fastback and stingray
Five-speed gears! Adjustable handlebar, and saddle...Stik-Shift 20" x 1 3/8" Slik rear and sports front tires. "MAG" sprocket. Colors: Kool Lemon or Sunset Orange. Wt. 39 lbs.
Schwinn Fastback
I had that same color bicycle back in early 70’s. I was a little boy I was born in 1967. I had the bike for one day and I was riding it and stopped at the blue star mothers they were having a flea market in Gerritsen Beach Brooklyn New York. I leaned the bike up against the fence went into the flea market. When I came back out the bike was gone. The neighborhood we lived in was really small. I ran back home and I told my mother my bike was gone. My mother grab me by the hand and we went walking through the neighborhood. Not knowing my mother knew where all the thieves lived in the neighborhood. We walked for about a half hour and we stumbled upon the Moore’s house they had a detached garage. My mother noticed that the garage door was cracked open and there was a light on note my mother was wearing high heels. My mother jumped over a 4 foot high fence in high heels. Ran over to the garage and open the door and behold all the kids in there were shocked and there was my bike stripped down and ready to be painted. My mother cursed at the kids which she knew all of them. And told them they better have that bike put back together and have it at her house or she would tell all their mothers. Sure enough the kids put the bike back together and had it at my moms house. And my mother retrieve the bike. I love her.
Thanks for sharing your story, stolen bikes are common and they are usually never returned to the rightful owner. Kudos to your wonderful mom for acting quickly and finding your bike. My little brother and I weren't as lucky when our bikes were taken from our front yard🤦♂🏡🚘
Thanks for watching👍
Love these old Schwinns! Thanks for bringing back the great memories.
Thanks! these bikes are part of our past that remind us how much fun we had👦
I love it! I was too old when they came out BUT I love it! Wanted an apple crate stick when thy came out! This fills me with joy just to see it!
Nice! Yes I remember my buddy got the Lemon Peeler and his older brother got the sky blue Varsity but was always wanting to ride the Lemon Peeler 👨🦱👲
I had one of these. Black, it was very nice. This brings back memories.
The Black Fastbacks are pretty cool 👍🚲
Thanks for sharing, I believe nostalgia is what keeps these beauties relevant 50 years later👌
In the 90s I use to build these bikes and the original ten speed
Nice! Thanks for watching 👍🔧
She's a real beauty, congrats on finding one in such outstanding condition. Thats exactly how I like them, clean & original. Restored bikes do look really good or one's that need to be are nice too but this one right here is perfect. Eventually I'd like to find one in every color, that's the plan anyway. I still need black & violet. ✌
Thanks! I was glad it was this clean when I got it out of the box. I agree, clean and original is how I like them too, you sound like me, get one in every color, I did that with my Krates and ended up getting every year, so the last 2 were hard to find based on specific year and color, 1969 Lemon Peeler and 1968 Apple Krate and then I thought I needed to get both Orange Krate colors so I recently was able to add the Kool Orange along with the one year Sunset Orange Krate with disc brake. I would love to post pics of your bikes on my community page, you can email pics with breif description to that70sschwinn@gmail.com
Good luck with the black and violet, those are some sweet colors for these beauties... Thanks for watching 👍🚲🔧
@@that70sschwinn I will do that soon...
@@irocitZ in 1966 I scraped together $75 and bought a black one, brand new from Western Auto hardware store. Unfortunately, it's long gone.
Nice! as I mentioned before, this bike takes me back to simpler times when my biggest worry was my homework, looks like you certainly enjoyed the ride, thanks for sharing!
Love it! I remeber those homework worries too on Sunday nights 🙄🏡👩👩👦
Thanks for watching👍
@@that70sschwinn
I was just curious did you buy the bike brand new or is it used ?
Thanks Keith
@@KTHKUHNKK I purchased it on eBay in 2020, I was 12 in 1973 and could never get my parents to buy me a Schwinn👦🤦♀🏡
@@that70sschwinn
I see one on eBay right now for $300 brand new.
That was one cool bike in the day and it still is.
I never had one either but I sure wish I did back in the day.
Keith
You really do nice work on the schwinns. Thanks for contributing to the hobby of bicycle restoration.
Thank you, I appreciate your comment, Thanks for watching 👍🚲🔧
Beautiful bike. Congrats on the new member of the Schwinn collection. Kool lemon + chrome looks amazing ;)
Thanks! Yes the Kool Lemon Fastback is a nice addition to the fleet. I look forward to your Kool Lemon Varsity build, the paint job turned out great!
Thanks for stopping by👍🔧🚲
Nice bike, reminds me of being 14 years old in 73 and riding bikes with my neighbor. I didn't have a Schwinn but my neighbor had a Lemon Peeler and his 2 younger brothers had krates too. One was an Apple krate and the other brother had a green krate but I can't remember the name of it. Brings back so many great memories.
Sounds like we grew up in the same block, buddies with Krates and me with a department store 20'" Sting Ray look alike Riding the bike definitely took me back to a better time🏡👨👩👧👦👦
Thanks for sharing👍👍🔧🔧
Love the bike the last bike I owned was a early 70s fastback had the long sissy bar bought it for 5$ in 1975 then I got my first car thanks for showing it.love when you ride them from your point of view. Takes me back.
Nice 👍I remember the long sissy bars well😏🚲
My Dad bought me a Lemon Peller like that 1972 it cost $106.00 and that was A lot of money back then.. Dad died later that year :( I road that bike all over the place.. Great memories..
Thanks for sharing! I bet Dad was watching you ride your bike from above🙏 I remember seeing the Lemon Peeler up close when my buddy came over to show off his Christmas present. Those were great memories for sure🧑🧑👍👍
That is a cool bike , in the hands of the right person now.
Thanks Rick... she has a lot of company here at the Schwinn ranch👍
I do believe 1973 was the 1st year for the thumb shifter.
Ralph Nader lobbied to get rid of the stick shift due boys crashing their groins .
Real nice
Close, it was 1974. I have a cool lemon 74 Fastback 5 speed same as the one in this video but with the thumb shifter.
That's a cool name for a band.
"CrashingGroins"
Yes Ralph Nader was responsible for ending the Krate run 1968 through 1973, Schwinn could have produced the Krates with the thumb shifter but decided to shut the series down for good. They described it as a "Handy handlebar mounted gear control" on the catalog. I have a 1975 version too and they sell for a lot less.
Interesting bike and great to see you getting out for a ride. Thanks for sharing buddy all the best
Thanks Andy! always great to see you mate! I appreciate your support 👍🔧
It's funny, when I was 8 or 9 and got my Sting-Ray, probably 1971, I don't recall seeing another Sting-Ray anywhere even though they were around I'm sure. My bike was the greatest thing ever even though I knew it was second hand. I can't imagine growing up and and not having that bike. That's until I got my Varsity and never looked at the Sting-Ray again.
Very cool story! I remember the same thing in my childhood, my neighbor had the only Schwinn Krate Lemon Peeler I had ever seen whaile the rest of us kids had the Huffy and Sears bikes. I wanted a Schwinn so bad and never got one😪🏡🏡, Funny his older brother had a really nic Sky Blur Varsity that looked so grown up and too tall for an 11 year-old 👦Thanks for sharing🙋♂👍👍
@@that70sschwinn He's a little more to the story. My dad restored the Stain-Ray in the basement as a Christmas present. Us kids weren't supposed to go in his basement shop but I went in and saw the bike in pieces. I still believed in Santa Claus and went up to ask why there was a bike in the basement. My dad told me it was my Christmas present and that there really wasn't a Santa Claus. I was crushed. I think I still repress that whole situation but I liked the bike knowing my dad had rebuilt it for me. After I moved out and had my own house, I asked my parents where my Sting Ray was. They told me they sold it at a yard sale a few years back, my Varsity was sold too. I do still have my Hutch mountain bike and my Peugeot 12 speed that I bought myself in 1980.
@@richardmckrell4899 Great rest of the story, I bet that Sting-Ray looked as good as new 😁✨I’m sure dad was torn between keeping the Santa myth going or just being up front about the bike . I’m sure it was a bit awkward for both sides, but at some point, we all discover the truth about Santa🎅 You can bet that those bikes are still out there somewhere being enjoyed by a new generation 👍
@@that70sschwinn My dad didn't have to tell me Santa wasn't real, he savored every opportunity to torture and play mind games on us kids. Torturing your own kids was either normal in the 70's, or my dad was really screwed up. Still liked the bike though.
@@richardmckrell4899 😂
Nice I want one.
Thanks for watching 👍👍🔧🔧
That's a sweet ride. Bummer about the rear tire but it's hard to complain about that since it's in such a great bike 👍
Thanks, I was able to find an original replacement for a good price👍🔧🚲
Awesome video. I’d like to ride one but I’m 6-6 250 and afraid im just too big. Rode wheelies on every kinda bike as a kid and still can at 62!
Nice! these come with a long seat tube that can be set up for adult riders, it would definitely hold you up but may be slightly cramped when pedaling. Thanks for watching 👍👍
Awesome find! By the way I ordered those foam grips for my ‘81 LeTour, they arrived quick, and fit perfect! Thank you for locating them. I’ve been down with coronavirus for two weeks now, healing up, I’ve been able to get the rest of the things I need for it, and getting it back to new again. These projects that I had no time for now are getting done. Stay safe! This illness is a beast. Looking forward to more videos. 👍🏻
Glad to hear you are getting better and sorry to hear you came down with Covid19. Best wishes my friend 🙏 Happy that the grips worked out, now you got period correct comfort... Yes having extra time does wonders for getting stuff done, I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching 👍 stay safe
That 70's Schwinn Vintage Bike Channel Thank you my friend, I’m better now, and am continuing refurbing mine. As always, love the channel. If you come across a ‘79-80 Spitfire that would be fantastic! Thanks again. 👍🏻
Great bike but I can’t afford one ! I rebuild Schwinn middleweights into what I call big kids stingrays !
Very cool, those middle weight frames do look similar... Nice 😏🚲
i had a white columbia mach 5 back in the day.
Sweet! I just googled it and found some cool examples in orange and lime green, definitely inspired by the Krate Sting-Rays very cool👍👍
Wrong, wrong, all wrong. You should be wearing cut-off jean shorts, sneakers w/the 3 stripes and tall white striped socks.: D What a killer find! That color is so sweet. Congrats! Mine is a well worn green '71. I'm 56 and still beat it pretty hard. Let's hope that big bully in your neighborhood doesn't steal it! ;-)
Thanks for the super neato video!
@Herbert Wingfield Haha! Right. Or even the white pockets hanging out even. : )
NICE! That sounded exactly like my summer of '73 daily wear 🧒👨👩👦👦🏡🚲 Well at least I did not wear a helmet😁🚲🤕 I bet you Campus Green Fastback is pretty sweet👍 send pics to that70sschwinn@gmail.com I will post it om my community page...Thanks for watching!
@Herbert Wingfield at 13 I'm sure I was sporting the tighty whities 😏⚾
I remember those jean shorts, so short you could see the pockets. What was wrong with us?
@@irocitZ That's how we rolled 👲💰🚲
Great bike I can’t afford one though. I take old middleweights and rebuild them into what I call big kids stingrays!
It looks like you can use this five speed stick shift for sport. Mount the bike on a trainer and fix the tension control to where you can do most of your aerobic training, building your aerobic base in second gear at a target cadence while fifth gear at that same cadence should take everything you have and nothing less to maintain for at least five minutes. You can feel free to pedal fast and slow in first gear for warm up, cool down, and recovery while pedaling fast in those higher gears to push harder. If the gears start feeling a little easier for you, get behind the bike and turn the tension a little tighter to the back wheel to make it harder, then repeat the body workout process that you have previously been doing, then you will need to turn the tension knob even tighter. Do this time and time again and you will get super duper duper duper good! This five speed stick, shown here, pre-exist all this craziness about twenty-something speeds, eleven speeds, twelve speeds, etc., and the long history of this bike makes me want to ask this question: how did people get extremely good at bikes in the old days of this five speed stick, shown here? When I say extremely good at bikes, I mean those people who ride at twenty-something miles per hour and stay in the twenties for the entire duration of an hour long ride. That would be extremely good and extremely fit.
What size tires/ tubes and where can you order? Also where can you get replacement wheels? Great looking bike, I just dug out my dad’s 1970 model that looks just like this one, trying to restore it.
Cool, sounds like a great project, you can find everything on eBay, here is a set, front and back 20" tires with rear Slick
www.ebay.com/itm/333613460425?hash=item4dace96bc9:g:rloAAOxywbNQ9OFV
Innertubes
www.ebay.com/itm/121131272808?hash=item1c33fc8a68:g:W1MAAOSw14xWISV0
Here is s front S7 rim
www.ebay.com/itm/254982974193?
You can search for the rear, someone will have one at some point.
What happened to the wheel on your dad's bike?
@@that70sschwinn wow, thank you! I am going to order tires and tubes right away. The wheels are pitted in rust, and I am doubtful they can be saved.
@@KsKaylor You may be surprised, these Schwinn S7 Rims had "for real" chrome and will clean up nicely unless the chrome is flaked off. see example at time stamp 1:08:03 on my Continental restoration video ua-cam.com/video/EnCCSU6LcLY/v-deo.html
You can send your rim image to that70sschwinn@gmail.com I will be glad to take a look and see if they can be saved
@@that70sschwinn Ok I sent an email with a photo of the bike. Thank you
I would like to get one in green
I work at a schwinn cyclery in Pasadena Tx and my boss has a warehouse full of old schwinns and he wants to sell a good bit of them. Some bikes are even in the box new
Nice! I would like to see what he's got send pics to that70sschwinn@gmail.com
Am interested in some of those bikes, send info please
I love these bike...would mind sending me that information also.Thank you
failecharles20@gmail.com
That scratch on top right of the handlebar is where the thumb shifter was. The previous owner just put the stik shifter. Cool bike nonetheless...
The thumb shifter was introduced in 1974, this bike is an October 1973 original stick shift Fastback, the scratch that you mention is on the left side of the handlebar, my 1975 fastback has the thumb shifter and the scratch is on the right hand side.
1973 Catalog description
Schwinn Fastback
Sleek styling in a string carbon steel frame; fast, and responsive.
1973 Schwinn fastback and stingray
Five-speed gears! Adjustable handlebar, and saddle...Stik-Shift 20" x 1 3/8" Slik rear and sports front tires. "MAG" sprocket. Colors: Kool Lemon or Sunset Orange. Wt. 39 lbs.
bikehistory.org/bikes/fastback/
Thanks for watching
Do you have any video of repacking the rear rims?
Here is along video that cover everything, the rear wheel start around the 1:16.00 timestamp This are basically the same wheels as the Fastback.
ua-cam.com/video/EnCCSU6LcLY/v-deo.html
Hope it helps👍👍🔧🔧
@that70sschwinn thank you for your help I appreciate it
As an adult what were your driving impressions? Enjoyable or more so just for kids?
It was truly enjoyable, it made me feel like a kid as I pedaled around the neighborhood while sharing memories with neighbors that recognized the iconic look of this 70's Schwinn. The saddle seat post can be set to an adult height for a comfortable ride. Most owners of these bikes are collectors and kids of the 70's so in a way it takes you back in time when your home work was your biggest worry 👦🚲🏡⛪🏠 Thanks for watching 👍🔧🚲
Hi
How do I purchase one if can?
You can try finding them on eBay, I just did a quick search ang pulled a few examples, the one on this link is also the Kool Lemon but it's local pick up only.
You can also check the Schwinn bike forums, some collectors selling nice bikes for fair prices, these are selling for quite a bit now days, the chain guard alone can sell for $250 and up, I think I paid under $700 for this one 2 years ago, and now would probably sell on eBay for $1000 and up, Have fun with your search 👍🚲
www.ebay.com/itm/OLD-SCHOOL-Schwinn-Fastback-5-Speed-Yellow-LOCAL-PICKUP-ONLY/353408651607?hash=item5248cc1157:g:bTsAAOSwWSxfnEvI
My friend had a orange Krate, my dad could only afford the western flyer from western auto. Man if I could get a real muscle bike or a re pop that would be so cool.are these available on the market. I heard Walmart sold remakes a few years ago
Yes, they are offered every so often, the latest models sell for about $450 and look pretty decent. I see them resell for over $1000 on eBay, so they seem to have some collector value.
@@that70sschwinn Thank you
What is a really good price?
For a bike in this condition in 2020 anything under $800, I think I got this one for $600 plus shipping
@@that70sschwinn how's it going? That's exactly the range I like to be in, it's fair for both parties. However, as buyer's we get the better deal cause they're just so freaking cool.
@@irocitZ Going good and hope thing are going well for you too, yes I agree that is that price range that's fair for both parties 💲🙄😏👍🚲
@@that70sschwinn
I think a bike like this is getting close to $1500, especially with a nice seat and original paint and the screening just like that. Fastbacks are the least collectible but the prices are going up a little bit and they aren’t making any more original paint ones. I don’t have a yellow one yet but I will soon. I do have a blue five speed and a three speed blue and also a campus five speed and a three speed and also I have the rams horn that’s campus and violet 67 five speed Fastback and a 68 blue one and I may pay a little high but I want to get a nice one like yours. Thanks for the video
@@mr.e1220 Very cool! sounds like you have a very nice fleet goin and growing👍 Yes, I have seen the value of the Fastback go up just in the last couple of years, I'm glad I jumped on it when I got it. My Krates are also going up and happy to have found every year and every color, including both Kool Orange and the one year Disc 1973 Sunset Orange Krate. I would love to add a Fastback Rams horn to the collection 😏
Thanks for stopping by and thanks for watching👍🔧