Schwinn Bomber/Klunker bike, circa 1979

Recently acquired this from the original owner who worked in a PA shop back in the late 1970's.  They scavenged together some bits from the shop basement and went out "bombing".  The bike shows a lot of evidence of being used hard and put away wet, including a few frame/handlebar repairs.  Kinda neat to see what folks were doing before there were official "mountain bikes"

More pics and details (including original owner commentary) @ http://mombat.org/MOMBAT/Bikes/1968_Schwinn_Bomber.html

Love it.....but that saddle mod could do some painful damage... :-o

Proflex656":2357rd5c said:

Love it.....but that saddle mod could do some painful damage... :-o

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Supposedly made from an old fork blade!

Ouch...

Proflex656":1y47zfq9 said:

Ouch...

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Might explain the extra padding under the seat

FirstFlight":3lx655j3 said:

Proflex656":3lx655j3 said:

Love it.....but that saddle mod could do some painful damage... :-o

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Supposedly made from an old fork blade!

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Cool find and great story.
Guess the seat mod is to stop the saddle slipping backwards, bet that seatpost wasn't built for jumpin!

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FirstFlight":iep05b0o said:

Proflex656":iep05b0o said:

Love it.....but that saddle mod could do some painful damage... :-o

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Supposedly made from an old fork blade!

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Cool find and great story.
Guess the seat mod is to stop the saddle slipping backwards, bet that seatpost wasn't built for jumpin!

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The old seatpost clamps weren't very robust and the Schwinn seatposts were undersized and prone to bending. Guess you wouldn't be raising or lowering the saddle too frequently!