...yep, can't fool the bunnies :lol: :lol: :lol: I pretty much have all the components put together, its just a matter of doing the finishing touches and taking the pics.
Ok, got the Sturmey Archer rear drum brakes laced, polished and painted...and freewheel added...
...an old Brooks B66 saddle for my rumpage...
...some old school Maxy Cross cranks of course...
more pics to come next week when I have time to work on it... 8)
Are you going to use those forks? Love to see what kind of frog/prince this "Ten Tonne Tadpole" will turn into... :D sorry, I just couldn't resist. Nice start.
... primer-ed the frame and decided to cut off those brackets that the fenders attached to...because they were too damaged for my liking.
...rattle-canned it satin black...
Thanks guys...so far i have a set of old school Sugino cranks, Dia Comp brakes, VDC cruiser handle bars, Sturmey Archer rear drum brakes (freewheel), 26" Schwinn King Sting forks, B66 Brooks Saddle, and 26" Araya 7x rims.
Ok its been 2 years since my last build (been busy with work) and I'm finally throwing my hat in the ring with this awesome frame I bought from Rustmotors back in 2010. I'm going to build an era correct Klunker using this prewar Schwinn frame...and will "TRY" to use BMX components from the...
Re: April 17th!! bethelhem ride PA
Cool, I have a Prewar Schwinn I'm kinda working on...but if I don't have it all together by then, I'll have to settle for my plan "B"...My old school 26" BMX cruiser. :roll: I work on that day, so I will be around 4'ish :roll:
Mine would be an old CYC Stormer BMX. I've had a couple of bikes before this one but it was the first bike I bought with my own money I saved up from delivering newspapers as a kid... then after a growth spurt in high school, It was 26" bikes from then on.