Recent content by RustyKen

My friend has an old 1950s Schwinn springer fork bike and I love to ride it. You really feel like you’re floating down the road! I’ve learned not to trust the coaster brake too much on these old bikes. A heavy bike plus a heavy guy like me means stopping distance isn’t that good, and panic stops...

A friend of mine had some Schwinn Phantom parts he took in locally to be rechromed. The chrome came out good, but they wiped out the Schwinn engraving on the hub with a grinder, and they LOST his handlebars.

I have a '65 Schwinn Typhoon with a 2 speed yellowband hub that I bought early this summer and I'm still riding it around a few times a week. Low gear is just right for getting over the hills then back to the normal gear. Use it for errands sometimes. Pros: • Pretty cool to just backpedal an...