Recent content by Abbynorml

The seat clamp was a very clever idea! I don't know how you got that on there with out scratching the forks, nice work.

Where did you get the fork clamp for the front brake arm that fits the wide front forks? The one that came with mine was too small to fit on a fork like yours. And I have another bike I would like to install a front brake with forks like the one in your photo.

Thanks!

Are these seats any good. or a decent quality? they seem to be the same as brooks but I don't really know. they are a bit less than the Brooks saddles Thanks in advance if anybody has any experience with them.

I'm looking for a rat trap springer for it right now so when I get one i'll post a pic.

Thanks I got the frame and the crank fit, now I have to check to see if the forks work..

Can I swap parts from my Schwinn to a Hawthorne frame I'm buying a Hawthorne frame and I want to swap over everything off my 61 Schwinn cantilever frame, will the crank and the fork swap over? Any help is really appreciated!

I also can say the same thing, I bought something off eBay from them on Wednesday and its here today! How do him do it? :mrgreen:

The S A 70mm drum is what I am thinking about but I don't have an idea right now how it would work on a Rat trap forks...

I ride a bike path on the beach all the time and cant stop when someone or another bike crosses in my path, I have 2 accidents in 2 weekends and its only getting busier. yesterday someone from another country that drives on the left drove straight into me! no one got hurt too bad but band-aids...

Is that good or bad? :mrgreen:

I'm a contractor and I use those tools all the time so I have many years of experience using big drills. I just used one with variable speed so I slowly drilled out what ever was causing the post to get jammed. I was mad at my self for not doing it sooner... But you do have a good point if...

I just looked on Sturmey Arher's website looking for a front brake, and they have a front brake with a 6v dynamo that puts out 2.4 watts its a XL-FDD Specs for Sealed Cartridge 2.4W • Voltage - 6V • Output - 2.4W • Hub Shell Material - A356 Aluminum • Bearing Type - Sealed Cartridge • Axle...

I had the same problem with a chromed cr-mo seat post I bought off eBay. I used sand paper till my hands were sore, then it went in maybe a 1/2" further, then I bought a 13/16 drill bit that was 9" long from a construction supplier and drilled it out. It was a little hairy getting it started but...

Does anyone know if the newer Schwinn's with a one piece crank with 9/16 pedals fit or work with a 1961 middle weight frame? Can they be swapped straight across or do I have find other size crank bearings? I really don't have much if any experience removing or taking a crank out of a bike, don't...