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If it's good enough for Captain Kangaroo, then why shouldn't I have one!?

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MY FIRST, BUT PROBABLY NOT MY LAST: This 1970 Schwinn Racer is the latest addition to the Newkirk stable.  It's in really fine condition for a bike that has 45 years behind it. '70 Schwinn Racer finds new home in Newkirk collection Since I started riding again a few years ago, I've toyed with the notion of buying an older bike to enjoy. I did end up with one, the '86 Huffy Bay Pointe I sold last fall , but I set my sights a little higher - OK, a lot higher - and decided I'd not take the plunge again until I came up with a Schwinn. And, on Oct. 18, 2015, I finally got the one I really wanted:   A 1970 Schwinn Racer. Finished in Schwinn's ever-popular Campus Green, this one came from the son of its original owner, who purchased it at the old Art's Schwinn Cyclery in Evansville, Ind. It's a simple bike, with just one speed and a sturdy Bendix 70 coaster brake hub that works as nicely now as it did when new. Its one real frill is the battery-po