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well since I won't be able to go wider on the wheels I'll probably just try to clean the rust off the original rims as much as possible, make the build a little easier anyway. **EDIT** I really need to read slower before i post. I noticed you said that those are Huffy wheels so at least there's...

Looks Good. Any idea what year it was made?

That's the one ! Mine had a brown seat and different handle bars although the neck stem (?) for the handlebars look close to the same. **EDIT** Although mine is a coaster brake (Shimano)

Just wondering if anyones had any experience with one. I just picked up a sears & roebuck "Free Spirit" 24 or 26" (didn't measure)single or maybe it's considered a fixed gear (?) at the local salvation army store for $19.99. Sorry for the lack -o- pics. I'm new to this and wondering if this...

Yup it's got the skinny tires. I would like to go wider when the time comes to do so. Thanks for the advice, I'm sure I'll have more questions as this project continues.

Markm, so mounting or swapping rims/wheels/sprocket from a different bike is pretty straight forward so long as I use a single sprocket,coaster brake to match what my bike had on it originally?

Well,in my "introduction" post I mentioned I'd be purchasing a Huffy Cranbrook and using that as my platform. But today i stopped by the local salvation army store, and bought a Sears and Roebuck "Free Style" it's a single gear/coaster brake set up. I didn't measure it so not sure if it's a 24...

Hey everyone, 42 y.o. male, from Florida. I've recently become interested in the Beach Cruiser class of bike. Kinda lookin' into a Huffy (Wal-Mart variety ) I think the model I'm interested in right now is called the "Cranbrook". I've probably got the model name wrong,it's been a few days since...