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I was given this bike by my grandparents when I was a kid. Unfortunately many of its original parts were lost at some point. I sold it to my friend when I was 15 years old. He recently fixed it up and gave it back to me. I changed it up a little since then. Here’s a pic of me riding it sometime...

With sissy bar on.

Started messing with this again... I cut a slit into the seat tube, and attached a clamp. Waiting on a vintage tall sissy bar to get here. Not sure what seat to use, probably a vintage Schwinn or something from that era. Besides that I think it'll just need cables and a chain. Kind want to...

I bought the frame and fork someone had customized years ago. It started life as a Schwinn Continental road bike. I plan to build or buy a cooler and taller sissy bar. I also plan to eventually use a vintage banana seat. Still need to add cables and a chain and a few other things. I need to cut...

One thing I had not thought about was that these modern wheels have bigger diameter axles. I should know better, but forgot about that till I went to put the front wheel on. Oops! I had to open the slot up a bit with my rotary tool. The tank seems to have gotten a little warped. I am still...

I have the tank for this bike. It’s been powdercoated the same purple and white. I need to get it from the painter next week (hopefully).

Bought some lowrider purple grips but I didn’t realize how soft they’d be. They don’t want to stay on. I need to buy some fenders and whitewalls then I’ll put the wheels on. I’m using some 26x1.75 aluminum wheels off a newer schwinn cruiser. The seat isn’t staying... I need to find something...

Ya, not sure what happened to this bike's chrome. It's not pitted but just like worn off. I'll probably eventually replace or rechrome the worst parts.

Powdercoated disco purple. Black base with big purple flake over that. Starting to put it together. Going to take parts off a couple other bikes to build this one. This isn’t going to be a show bike. A lot of the original chrome is wore out but I’ll make it look as good as I can without...

Building up a bike for my wife. We traded a crappy walmart mountain bike for this schwinn fiesta some time back. She rode it back and forth to work until the front wheel bearings locked up and cracked the hub. When that happened I stripped the bike and got it ready to redo, but then it sat.

Oh, since the pic I put white walls and fenders on it.

Old post I know, but... I got into Schwinns through Lowrider Magazine, believe it or not. My older brother used to buy that magazine when I was about 11 or 12 years old. They used to feature a lowrider bike every month. I had never heard of a stingray, but I wanted one, and I wanted to build a...

I cheated and just bought a wheelset that has the hub already. Kinda better anyways since i didn’t have to run schwinn sized tires. Awesome hubs though!

I was riding a blue schwinn speedster that I put a nexus 7 speed in. I think we hit up pint house then rode the canal and back to reds, i think? I used to ride bikes with Jarrod every morning before work.

Been thinking about getting my first Electra. Hey BarnesTO, I rode with you and Jarrod and some people one time by the canal and then to Reds. Anyways... that Ghostrider looks cool. So pricey though!

Got one of these for Christmas. Mine had some kind of cool rear reflectors on it, that I haven't seen on the pics posted here. I pulled the stickers off, removed the water bottle cage, and started riding it. Rides pretty nice ! Not sure what else to do with it. I have some handlebars off of a...

Very cool. I've been wanting to try making my own frame lately.

The was a new silver aluminum Evo on ebay. It ended at $49. I almost bid on it. They are pretty cool looking.

I found a coppertone one for sale at my LBS several years ago. I almost bought it. Ended up buying a dyno glide instead. Kinda glad I did. I bought a BFK but ended up selling it. I decided to concentrate on original ones.