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My wife’s bike is a China made Schwinn from Wal Mart. It doesn't ride very well so I told her that I could build her a bike that would ride much better. Here’s the starting point. It’s a mid 70’s Schwinn frame and fork ( I’ll have to check the serial number later). I bought this several years...

Thanks guys! I’m calling this one done! It rides nice and I like the upgrades I’ve added. I’ll post a couple more pictures soon.

After riding Splegiate a few times I came to the conclusion that I am too fat to have the handlebars and seat that close to the crank! It made breathing difficult! 😝 So I raised the seat about 2 inches and replaced the handlebar with one a little taller. The result is no breathing issues! Yeah...

Love that headlight idea!

Well we have finally gotten a sunny day that I’m not busy with other things….well I am actually busy with other things, but I took the time to take a picture while the sun is out! The front sprocket has been swapped out with the one originally on the Collegiate and the only thing left to decide...

Okay, I cleaned up the routing of the brake lines and switched the 70’s style shift lever for a newer thumb shifter with SIS technology. Shifting though the gears on the bike stand works well, but I haven’t taken it out for a test ride yet. Thunder storm is moving through Murfreesboro so test...

I’m digging the red pedals! I was going to order a set for my build but decided I have spent enough on this one! I have used thread locker on lots of things over the years both at work and on projects at home. Medium lock tight ( the blue stuff) is your friend! Red and especially purple are NOT...

Oh, I was going to comment on how I thought the C C M cut into the front sprocket was a great detail on this bike, but got caught up in the story of the song and candy bar and forgot to mention it!

I already love this build! I’m going to enjoy watching it come back to life! 👍 👍 2 thumbs up!

Must be nice! Most stuff I run across here is either cheap or free Wal Mart junk, or fairly expensive! I didn’t spend much on last years build “Huffy Davidson” but I have order a bunch of new things for this years build. I’m liking the way it’s turning out so far and should get’er done in...

Hey ParkRNDL, I can hook you up with a “27 inch camelback. I’ll message you tonight with pictures and details if you’d like.

As fate would have it, I received both the brake levers I ordered PLUS the red SNAFU locking grips! Then my buddy called to tell me that he could work me in this evening to bore the Black Ops quill to fit a 1 inch handlebar! HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY!!! I still need to finish routing the cables and...

I realized that the issue I was having with the chain not fitting the sprocket was that I was using the wrong width chain! DUH 😒 The correct 1/2x3/32 will be here this week so I will be changing back to the ring gear I originally planned to use. It was actually Karate Chicken that made me...

Great little touch!

Fat fenders! YEAH! Excellent job drilling the chain guard too! I’m digging this!

Ripping out sutures! OUCH!

The cat from Hellion!

This is the small ring gear. If I planned to keep this one on this bike I would shorten the chain a bit, but I’m thinking about using one from an old Monogoose or either taking up KCI’s offer.

KCI, you’re awesome! Thanks for that offer. I’ll send you a message through Messenger.

This is where I left off a couple of days ago. Yesterday I put the wheels on and tried to install the new chain but the front sprocket was too thick. I took the crank out and replace the sprocket with the small one off a 10 speed. This fixed the fitment issue but I not sure I like the looks of...