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I like the look of the strut (we call it unistrut at work) but it looks too rigid for the curves of the frame. Is there an industrial hardware store close by? Way better selection , quality, and pricing than HD or Lowes .

Nice story! Beautiful bike, you did the right thing. And he's either 7' tall or that's a 24".

Cool frame! I like the way the seat stays and top tube make one big smooth curve. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Worked in my seat today. It's a double pan seat from a Columbia 3 star I bought from Kingfish 254. Took it apart first. Cleaned a little rust off the top pan. My foam padding wasn't big enough to cover in one piece, so I cut both pieces at an angle so they would kind of overlap but have a...

I agree , but I've got an idea for the seat, which may get done this weekend. I think my idea will totally fit the look I'm going for. :)

Finally got back in the garage. Going to use this rear wheel. Here it is after a little clean up of the silver spray paint. Going to run these pedals, which are patina'd but have never been on a bike. I opened them from the plastic wrap all rusty and gave them a vinegar bath. And I found a...

I have photobucket and just got the Flickr app after reading this. Flickr is so much easier! Thanks!

The seat, which I'm going to recover, came from Kingfish 254. The truss rods came from Slacker. The brick red tires are coming off my Cosmic Flyer and onto this build. Not sure what wheels I'm using though. Not sure about the bars either.

Here is the frame I will be using.

Pics coming soon , but basically going for a patina boardtrack style bike. I really wanted to go with a prewar frame but decided to use an unknown vintage Chicago Schwinn cruiser frame that I've had for about 20 years and haven't touched. Heck, I don't even think I'll paint it. The name comes...

Welcome! Love the Murray built middleweights, you have a nice pair.

Cool! Looks like it's bolted to the accessory holes, not in the dropouts.

Cool , thanks guys!

How can one determine if a 26" Schwinn frame is a middleweight or balloon tire frame? Are the dropouts and fork blades narrower or wider?

I think the holes are for the rack and fenders

Wow, very nice!

if you have the bike stripped down, try Rustoleum Clear Coat Remover. it's in a spray can. Your local auto parts store should carry it. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Does anyone know what is the correct sissy bar for a 65 Stingray? I've heard they are one year only, and that the seat to sissy bar bolts are special too?

I've been going to my LBS, Bumstead's, for 30 years. They've worked on some of my bikes, ordered parts for me, and they are genuinely great people. They've been family owned for over 100 years, and their prices are very fair.

Pretty sure it's an X20R. I had one bitd, and I broke my frame the same way.