I've been collecting older bikes for about a year and a half now, and I've experimented with a couple of different ideas, but this is my first true build.
'74 Schwinn Speedster that I scored off craigslist:
I robbed the chainguard and fenders off it for a build my cousin is doing. I decided I wanted to do it up a clunker/BMX build with some sweet flag tires that I bought last summer. I was planning to put them on my tandem bike, but the red frame on the Schwinn seemed like a perfect fit.
Bar and stem swap (off a donor NEXT bike) and wha-llah!
(these two are poor quality iPad pics, but I like the gritty quality of them)
The speedo is actually an RPM gauge from an exercise bike that I robbed for parts. The cable is too short to reach the bars, so I'll probably mount it beside the fork.
I've got a couple of other ideas to finish it off. I'll post my progress as I go. Thanks for looking.
'74 Schwinn Speedster that I scored off craigslist:
![8437383795_e9c5da6a25_m.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/8c0/8c089685df1aa5d867f3522827851100.jpg)
![8437384891_e1b252dd35_m.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/dce/dce807bec8ef6a675c2a7764f2daa76e.jpg)
I robbed the chainguard and fenders off it for a build my cousin is doing. I decided I wanted to do it up a clunker/BMX build with some sweet flag tires that I bought last summer. I was planning to put them on my tandem bike, but the red frame on the Schwinn seemed like a perfect fit.
Bar and stem swap (off a donor NEXT bike) and wha-llah!
![8438447044_e0584cb6ab_m.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/ac1/ac19ae96b1bfc0510085ab15a26c4230.jpg)
(these two are poor quality iPad pics, but I like the gritty quality of them)
![8438454616_bcbb0c9c7b_m.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/45b/45b21684b9931c3ab60769b6e0b7ed1b.jpg)
![8438454996_73f51282bf_m.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/1dc/1dc4b1d31366051aed3e5805e2937af6.jpg)
The speedo is actually an RPM gauge from an exercise bike that I robbed for parts. The cable is too short to reach the bars, so I'll probably mount it beside the fork.
I've got a couple of other ideas to finish it off. I'll post my progress as I go. Thanks for looking.