Recent content by sandyv

hey snarehead123, i had a few electra replacement parts lying arount and that is what i used. the springer fork is for an electra frame that has a head tube that is 8 1/2". you should be able to find them online, just shop around. i saw one on amazon from bikeworldusa, but i think it's a...

Sorry for the late response, I haven't been on here for a while. To answer your question, I did pull open the rear and front hubs and greased them. There wasn't much grease in them. I did not have the right tool for the bottom bracket and it wasn't giving me any problems, so I left it alone...

Re: POST PHOTOS HERE FOR THE GALLERY PAGE Suggested to be called Wal-ectra or OP-ectra. Was once a Wal-mart OP beach cruiser.

The springer fork I got is for an electra frame, the steering tube measures 8 1/2". Thanks everyone for the compliment and thanks Steve for this post. I would have never known about this bike from Wal-mart. I'm getting a lot of compliments while cruising around and everybody thinks its an...

Got one and put in another $100 for the springer fork, tires, seat, and pedals. Removed all the stickers and put on the ones I had lying around. Used extra parts that I had and greased up all the bearings. It didn't have much grease in her when I opened her up. Here she is, my Betsy. She...

Thanks locojoe! We ride them all the time when the weather is nice, just like now!

Picked up a Schwinn SSX from Cl for 100 bucks, converted coaster brake to a freewheel because the coaster brake made too much noise, put on weinman brake levers I had lying around, had an extra seat, flipped the handlebars, added fenders, black bow pedals, an old chain guard and put a black...

Thanks for the welcome everyone, I'm from the Bay Area. :D

Thank you everyone for the compliments. Here are some pics of the bikes before. I repainted all of them except for the yellow fastback, just touched it up. My wife complained about spending too much time sanding the bikes, so I called myself the Sandman. This was the 1968 5 speed before. I...

I still have all of them except for the 1967 Stingray, I gave that to my niece. It's harder to find and fix up stingrays now, so I'm gonna start fixing up bikes that are easy on the budget. There are many nice bikes in here and are giving me great ideas. This site is great! :D

Custom 1968 Schwinn Stingray 5 speed 1970 Apple Krate with 1968 Custom Fastback 1968 Custom Stingray Fastback 1967 Schwinn Stingray with extra long sissy bar 1970 Custom Schwinn Fastback 5 speed with long sissy bar 1968 Schwinn Fastback 5 speed Sandman

First initial of serial number is the Month. A=Jan B=Feb C=Mar D=Apr E=May F=June G=July H=Aug J=Sept K=Oct L=Nov M=Dec Second initial of serial number is the Year. 3=1963, 4=1964, A=1965, B=1966, C=1967, D=1968, E=1969, F=1970, G=1971, H=1972, J=1973, K=1974, L=1975 Krates with the stick...

Hello, I'm from Norcal and I've restored some Schwinn Stingrays for the last 7 years. I'm moving on to cruisers because original 60's and 70's stingrays are harder to find and expensive. I came across this site and has given me many ideas. This site is great and I'll never get tired of...