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Re:Bike frame stiffness: Why it matters and all you need to ... by texxtxxet on Thursday December 22, 2022 @12:38AM (#34090204)
Relevant Sheldon Brown article of course:

"they are welded, not brazed. [...] There are necked-down parts that fit into the top tube and down tube, like internal lugs."

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/chicago-schwinns.html

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Re:Bike frame stiffness: Why it matters and all you need to ... by Kon-Peki on Thursday December 22, 2022 @01:01PM (#34096318)
Oh man I had a bright metallic green Varsity as a kid. That was a great bike and I really regret getting rid of it, or rather abandoning it at my parent's house when I went off to college, and they got rid of it :(
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