Hey guys. I saw the stripped and teased bike one of the most recent buiuldoffs and decided i liked it enough to make my own because i figured the owner might not want to let go of it and if he did i wouldn't be able to afford it. so i looked at his bike build and built mine as close as i could to match it. i hope this doesn't offend anyone that i copied it and want the original builder to know i did it because i loved the bike.
This is what i started with, a 60's model schwinn american i bought for at Greenlee's, a local bike shop (not including the tank).
i took the sanding wheel out and stripped the frame and cleared it and put it in the shed until i get more parts to work with and on
i already had this electra wheel laying around which i will strip and paint for the rear wheel. i ordered a new wheelset from electra and will build the rear wheel hardware into the newly painted front wheel.
This is an old 26 x 1 3/8 for the front that i took off an old 60's rollfast. i stripped the chrome and primed it. . . ready for paint.
and here is the rear primed and painted seafoam green, not the same as the original but i thought i'd do something different so they weren't exact matches.
got my horse buggy tire today and mounted it on the rear wheel for a reason im not sure of. just wanted to see it on there.
found an exact match to the tea infuser on ebay and grabbed it up and found a matching booklight at target and did some drilling, cutting, and fitting and mounted it to the frame.
here's how i laced the wheels - i took a new 26 x 1 3/8 and my new electra wheel and put them side-by-side with matching wheels and lined up the stem holes. then i taped them together and moved the spokes one at a time from the old wheel to the new wheel. then i tightened them and took them to greenlee's to be trued cuz i haven't mastered the art of truing wheels yet.
rear wheel mounted.
front wheel built and mounted.
fork came in from danimal so i did a mock up with it. also found a green insulator at a yard sale for a quarter and used a dryer vent hose clamp to hold it on and installed the led flashlight i bought on ebay.
ordered this from schwinns warranty department .
hit it with some chemical stripper.
stripped and cleared.
got half the tank on and i would like to thank bikebuilder for the seatpost. i got the seat on ebay and put on the pedal assembly with a new chain.
this is the last pic i took before i traded for some other bikes from gaskill. after the photo i installed a 333 gripshit set and some bow pedals. so whoever owns this bike now, i hope you enjoy it as much as i enjoyed building it!
This is what i started with, a 60's model schwinn american i bought for at Greenlee's, a local bike shop (not including the tank).
i took the sanding wheel out and stripped the frame and cleared it and put it in the shed until i get more parts to work with and on
i already had this electra wheel laying around which i will strip and paint for the rear wheel. i ordered a new wheelset from electra and will build the rear wheel hardware into the newly painted front wheel.
This is an old 26 x 1 3/8 for the front that i took off an old 60's rollfast. i stripped the chrome and primed it. . . ready for paint.
and here is the rear primed and painted seafoam green, not the same as the original but i thought i'd do something different so they weren't exact matches.
got my horse buggy tire today and mounted it on the rear wheel for a reason im not sure of. just wanted to see it on there.
found an exact match to the tea infuser on ebay and grabbed it up and found a matching booklight at target and did some drilling, cutting, and fitting and mounted it to the frame.
here's how i laced the wheels - i took a new 26 x 1 3/8 and my new electra wheel and put them side-by-side with matching wheels and lined up the stem holes. then i taped them together and moved the spokes one at a time from the old wheel to the new wheel. then i tightened them and took them to greenlee's to be trued cuz i haven't mastered the art of truing wheels yet.
rear wheel mounted.
front wheel built and mounted.
fork came in from danimal so i did a mock up with it. also found a green insulator at a yard sale for a quarter and used a dryer vent hose clamp to hold it on and installed the led flashlight i bought on ebay.
ordered this from schwinns warranty department .
hit it with some chemical stripper.
stripped and cleared.
got half the tank on and i would like to thank bikebuilder for the seatpost. i got the seat on ebay and put on the pedal assembly with a new chain.
this is the last pic i took before i traded for some other bikes from gaskill. after the photo i installed a 333 gripshit set and some bow pedals. so whoever owns this bike now, i hope you enjoy it as much as i enjoyed building it!
