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Junior · Sep 10, 2024

My account just got approved so im excited to start sharing my ideas and projects with yall! 25 years old from Illinois. Have 2 projects going on right now (kinda 3) and getting a bike delivered to me at 3pm today! I have a 1961 Schwinn tiger that im working on, and a 68 stingray. Getting another 26 inch schwinn today, not sure what year yet..

i wish i had more pictures of this one. Popped my back innertube while taking the tire off

Junior · Sep 10, 2024

i also have an old vintage raleigh ladies bike, bought it off facebook marketplace with intentions to build it into a lowrider/ rat rod i think it would turn out pretty cool, i like the frame ( this was the 3rd project)

Junior · Sep 10, 2024

Heres the bikes, 50 bucks for these 2

MattiThundrrr · Sep 11, 2024

That green paint should shine up nicely, the matching saddle is killer

Junior · Sep 13, 2024

MattiThundrrr said:
That green paint should shine up nicely, the matching saddle is killer

Yea man the paint is in good condition it looks real nice, not too sure what i wanna do with it yet but its a 1962

pretty sure its a corvette?? Not too sure.

Shes a bit scuffed up but still good condition

Shrunken_Head_Pedaler · Sep 22, 2024

Welcome.

Wildcat · Sep 23, 2024

MattiThundrrr said:
That green paint should shine up nicely, the matching saddle is killer

And with a crash rail to boot. The 2 speed ND hub is before 1960 I think. I took a 64 American all apart and cleaned each part, then waxed it and it looked like a new bike. Schwinn used good paint and baked it on and also had excellent chrome. You can get the manufacture date from the serial number on the rear left dropout and possibly ID the model also.

Wildcat · Sep 23, 2024

Now I see where you say it's a 62. It's a Corvette because it was the only 1962 bike in green with chrome fenders.

Junior · Sep 24, 2024

Wildcat said:
Now I see where you say it's a 62. It's a Corvette because it was the only 1962 bike in green with chrome fenders.
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Thanks man i didnt notice that, i was just basing it off of the sticker

do you know much about the hub?? I have no idea anything about it

Wildcat · Sep 24, 2024

Your serial number will give the date of manufacture. It's on the left rear dropout, I think the bike is older than 62.

Bendix made 2 speed hubs back then. They had red band and yellow band 2 speed automatic hubs, you shifted by pedaling slightly backward. Yours is a manual 2 speed and has a shifter on the handlebars that is used to go between low and high gears.

Da Gas Man · Sep 29, 2024

All under the watchful eyes of Security Cat with Infra Red Laser Vision!

Do not make any mistakes or we'll all suffer the consequences!

I love this rat in the making too. Great lines.

Junior · Oct 4, 2024

Da Gas Man said:
All under the watchful eyes of Security Cat with Infra Red Laser Vision!
Do not make any mistakes or we'll all suffer the consequences!
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I love this rat in the making too. Great

Thanks man, heres what it looks like now. This is my bike ive had since i was like 10 years old.. great condition its all complete had some rust but i cleaned it up and threw some other parts on it.

i have too many bikes in this 1 bedroom apartment

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