I bought a bent up 1950 Schwinn to fix up for my wife.
Put a 3 spd Nexus on it but and all I needed was a new crank that was not bent to get it riding.
So I answered a CL ad that sounded like just a bunch of parts for old Schwin's. There were no pics in the ad but went over to look for some parts. This is what I found and purchased. Newer paint, some repop parts, working light, horn. Score..... New bike finding code: Dumb Luck.
So parted the 3 speed wheel of the blue one and my wife now has a beautifull bike.
The only thing is the springer seems to be rake out far and the bike sits pretty low. Played with the spring tension but not much better.
Put a 3 spd Nexus on it but and all I needed was a new crank that was not bent to get it riding.
So I answered a CL ad that sounded like just a bunch of parts for old Schwin's. There were no pics in the ad but went over to look for some parts. This is what I found and purchased. Newer paint, some repop parts, working light, horn. Score..... New bike finding code: Dumb Luck.
So parted the 3 speed wheel of the blue one and my wife now has a beautifull bike.
The only thing is the springer seems to be rake out far and the bike sits pretty low. Played with the spring tension but not much better.