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Thankfully skiptooth2 responded to me and I now have one of his hub sprockets on the way! Anyone else interested? $18.50 shipped.

Re: What model Schwinn is this? Seller says he's letting it go to the best offer he gets by the end of this week. He probably thinks it's worth a mint. Not sure I'll bite. Just curious on what it was. Thanks for the info guys. I feel like such a Newb :oops:

Found this for sale locally. Not being too familair with bikes yet, I was wondering what it is & what it might be worth. Thanks...

I just happened to get a deal on a sweatheart crankset & a good used chain in the classifieds. The part that was supposed to be easy,isn't. Now I can't find the rear sprocket that was sold by Skiptooth2 on eBay. I've messaged & emailed but no response. :(

Ok. Did a little reading about the Breeze. Seems to be a pretty nice China bike. My main concern though is finding a bike that this lil guy can actually ride. He's 10yrs old and 4'6" or so. He tried his mom's 26" Schwinn and there's no way it's gonna work for him. Not now anyway. That's why I've...

BLASPHEMY!!!!!! I actually thought of that. The Huffy Cranbrook & Good Vibrations 24" models seemed to fit the bill, except for being MIC. Should I just forget wanting him to have something classic & give in to Walmart? Maybe they're not so bad. What kid wouldn't want a brand new shiny bike...

No, that one is gone. It was a Western Flyer a member had for sale. I should have picked it up, but the kid wasn't feeling it. It was cheaper, but with shipping would have been about the same prices as this one. I was hoping to find something local so I can actually check it out up close for myself.

I always overthink things until it's too late! So, is that a yes??

Well, I've been trying to find a low priced older 24" boy's bike locally for my chick's son. I'm trying to keep him away from the Walmart/Target MIC bikes. While cruising CL, I found this 60's Stebler that I'm thinking of getting for him. I know nothing about them except for a bit I learned on...

I'll post a couple close-ups, but I could swear the frame is chrome underneath the metallic blue paint. Does this sound right? :?

Cool. Going there on my lunch today...

Well, just picked up an early 60's ladies Wester Flyer for my GF yesterday. Bike is in pretty nice shape. Link here- viewtopic.php?f=62&t=53270&p=509023#p509023 Seems like bearings are a little tight & needs tires. I will disassemble I see what I find. Of course the first thing she wants fixed...

Ended up picking it up yesterday. This is her 3rd bike. Now who has the sickness?? :mrgreen:

Build has been a little slower than I hoped. Figured going from building cars to a motorcycle to bikes, this would be quick. Mainly just the planning & making sure I do everything right the first time. I hope this ends up as cool as I'm evisioning it in my head. I should have an update in the...

For now I will only run the coaster brake. I didn't even think of the added load on the links that are engaged. I think I will just stick with what I got. The most I'll do is install a "sweetheart" crank sprocket. The last thing I need is a link snapping when some one pulls out in front of me. I...

Now,set me straight if this is a stupid idea. Is it possible to grind off every other tooth on my sprockets? Or would this cause the chain to come off more easily? Obviously I'm looking into this conversion for the vintage look aspect. But when form compromises function, I'll pass.

Well that's that. Thank you very much for the info

Thank you for the info. Looks like I'm not the only one wanting to do this. Is it possible to use a conventional single speed chain then? Or should I just throw this idea out the window? Speaking to my Pops last night, found out he had made one of his old bikes a skiptooth when he was a kid by...

LMK what you find. I'm interested if you decide to sell it :mrgreen: