Recent content by mikeschn

First ride was a success...

I went and got a frame that already had a 135mm rear spread... And it already had a freewheel and v brakes too... Working on the "e" portion of the ebike now...

Spreading the stays is a good idea...

The Cranbrook has a 110mm rear hub width. Is there any wheel with a cassette that would fit into that tiny space? Alas, everything I've seen is for a 130mm hub width... So far the thought is to drop in a TSDZ2 mid drive into the bb with eccentric adapters, and put on a front springer with disc...

Has anyone ever seen a Cranbrook that has been modified to an e-bike? Link? Photos? Thanks... Mike...

So the last of the parts came in. The handlebars did not fit the bmx stem, so I ended up using a cruiser stem. The cruiser stem looks like it's begging for some spacer rings, like on today's mtn bikes!

Well, that's as far as I can go until some parts come in!!! Mike...

Yep, your Chrome Molly looks good in black spokes! Mike...

Black is good! Here's the high level view! :bigsmile:

Here is the black spoke version... Which way do you like it better? Mike...

Very nice!

Wow! And I thought my super moto-x's were big! Ha!

How wide are those tires?

I think it mostly depends on what you are trying to achieve. If you are just building a rider, you could get a Cranbrook for parts and swap out the necessary bits. If you are building it as a restore, get restoration parts and build it up nice. If you are building cheap, well, reuse as much as...

So I built up the first wheel (using Sheldon Brown's info). The first thing I noticed is that the old Schwinn lacing pattern is totally different than what they do today. I like the newer patterns better. The first two crosses, this spoke will pass outside of the trailing spokes, but for the...