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Time to start cleaning up some welds, Sunday hopefully do the last of the fab work and welding At this point and some clogged up sandpaper I remembered I never cleaned the dirt and grease off these frames Need to buy a better scrub sponge my 3 year old one is deadlooks like blue, green, tan...

Back into the stand to be torn apart so I can start cleaning up welds. Started looking at ideas for the butt protector. This is my current favorite. and back to a bare frame. Going to fix the seat stay wear it needed chain clearance and do a bunch of grinding to clean things up. I hate yellow so...

Got the chain guard on, then started looking for a kickstand apparently I don’t own a decent one for a monark. I did dig one out that worked but it’s so worn out the bike goes deep gangster lean on it 😂 it needs a test ride or 6 but limited time today.

Interesting seeing how much longer and lower this bike is then last years C2. Axle to axle is 6’8”

Had it out in the daylight because I needed to get the stuck wedge out of the fork I forgot about. I really love how it looks in the light!do need to age these bolts, couldn’t find a rusty one in the correct size.got some crusty bars out. The white seat, grips and rims work well together to my...

Had to go with the monark sprocket, Schwinn crank though. Also swapped the baskets for a rack. The back was looking a bit too busy. Not a huge update but it’s been harder than expected for me to keep finding grimy hardware. Handlebars are something I may not have a set to match the look.

I like the old school paper boy baskets

Got a bit of time tonight. Trying to do something daily, back wheel was tonight.if the paint wasn’t so cool on these I’d never mess with these hubsgot it rebuilt, and ready to ride need to buy or dig out a chain, adjust the basket mount. These are just cool and came off something I parted out...

That may just happen. Gotta do Mother’s Day stuff this weekend so no fab work. Going to build a mini backrest/butt protector for kt as well

I might try to save the old navy sticker. That and the missing top tube is what made me drag the frame out of a guys scrap pile.

Had to start tonight with a bit of clean up. My C2 is making a mess. Fresh grease! New brand so hopefully it doesn’t suck.the important part of the hub cleaned up nice. These are the first Schwinn wheels I’ve owned that take a normal size tire. Plus I like the paintthe grungy full fender look is...

Painted spaceliner! That’s a frame I search marketplace for 😂

yeah the first one was just a bit to large to make the chain line work. also went down to a more modern wheel with an 18t sprocket for the same reason.

Turns out the best tool for the job was an old 2x4 and a hammer. After the vice smash of course Not the prettiest solution but it allowed me to get it together enough to see if I could ride it. This was a no go, the bars were way short and the skinny front tire flopped over easy. I had my kid...

That’s one long chain, and it almost worked 😂tiny vice to do a bit of clearance worksmaller front sprocket set up to hug as tight to the bottom bracket as possible. That combination gave us a bit of clearance at the bottom. This wasn’t enough to clear the top. But the chain outside the seat stay...

So got started on this today. Started with a bit of extension, needed room to both clear the front wheel and relocate a bottom bracket. Decided not to use a disc brake rear this ladies Schwinn donated the head tube, rear triangle and bottom bracket Double checking the planned ride heigh The...

Got some time tonight and did a mock up in my normal style. These never score many votes and I seem to always build them. It would mean I’d finally use Still unsure but I wanted to look at it anyway! Also decided I should atleast check out the monark parts on the monark. Sadly the front fender...

Trying to get an idea of what I want before Sunday. 5 speeds and a disc brake! Think I’m going to shoot for 3 inches of ground clearance. See what happens

Got a bit of spare time tonight so did mock up the more traditional style build. Felt wrong without a monark sprocket front rack option. Rear baskets of course all the baskets! Like it better than expected. Of course needs more front tire and plenty of cleaning. Pros: simple, have all the parts...

I love beehive springers. It will always get my vote!