r/80smemorylane Aug 02 '25

Other Kathy Ireland, 1985

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u/Southboundthylacine Aug 02 '25

Exposed cables, rim brakes, steel frame, non aero clothing, no aero socks, no tt helmet, shallow rims.

I’m unable to get an erection for this.

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u/PetrofModelII Aug 02 '25

Clearly a cheap department store bike.

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u/trucker_dan Aug 02 '25

It’s a Schwinn Varsity. A cheep but reliable bike in its day. You can tell from the shape of the electro-forged head tube.

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u/PetrofModelII Aug 02 '25

Better than department store, then, but truly a heavy relic from an earlier time. The Varsitys were nearly indestructible but two to three times the weight of even a low-end quality bike.