Picked up these two bicycles; a 1973 Schwinn Suburban ladies bike and a 70s Murray 3 speed bicycle, and went on an overnighter in Sisters, Oregon with the Other 🙂
First up; pics of the Sisters trip; I had forgotten to pack her hammock, so with the extra blankets and such I have, we made a ground sleeping system and the ground isnt hard due to a layer of forest duff; I asked her which she wanted to use, she immediately said the ground with the USGI bivy bag.
view of area, facing the morning sun
the camp site; no rain that night, and super clear night..so bright I had to use a hunting/concealment poncho as a light break to sleep better. Hammock under pad works great in lows of 60s…
old burnt tree, with a new tree next to it
another view of a different part of Deschutes National Forest.
And here’s the 1973 Schwinn Suburban ladies bike; 5 speed GT100 rear derailleur, Schwinn rack which used to be a baby carrier, I removed the seat back and foot peg
Original Schwinn Approved seat
Schwinn Approved Shimano GT100 rear derailleur
Dat funky cloverleaf chain ring
Schwinn Approved grips; original to the bike; not commonly found on these things presumably due to being hard or uncomfortable
Weinmann Brakes and cut down front fender
It originally had a WALD 535 twin basket rack, which I put onto the Murray Monterey 3 speed bike for my own use 🙂
Murray without rack; handlebar is the only badly rusted part on the whole bike, bought it at a church rummage sale for $5!
Other side of rack-less Murray
With the WALD 535 Twin Basket rack mounted; the rack used to be mounted to the Ladies Schwinn via an U bolt, I went to Home Depot and found another U bolt with the right size base plate, and used that base plate to mount the rack to the seat stays.
other side, view of the large rack; I can put my laptop bag in there, with room to spare!
Shimano 333 internal gear hub thumb shifter
Shimano 333 hub with shift cable mount system
Murray head badge metallic decal
Murray metallic decal denoting 3 speed
Monterey script, I think it is actually painted, or it could be printed…not sure….no real sign of decal edges.
Well there you have it! I got a new rim tape to the front tire of the Murray, and the tubes aren’t leaking at the moment, though I have spare tubes just in case…. so far, I have only $5.98 total put into BOTH bicycles….. The Schwinn ladies was given to me for free from a family friend..it was grungy and dirty….the Murray was also grungy and dirty, with flat tires and torn rim tape on the front wheel….I spent around 4 hours or so just cleaning the rust off best I can and washing and waxing the frames….and lubing, oiling what needs oiling, adjusting what needed adjusting and airing them up….they both ride pretty good.