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I don't think that I'd be cutting the fork. I would look for longer braces first. Without the fender on the front, what kind of clearance do you have between the tire and the fork? Do you have another bike from which to take some measurements for comparison. Do you like the relationship...

I thought that the fork stem was too long. What would happen if you were to bolt the fender to the fork and look for longer fender braces? From what I'm imagining, the fender is not reaching the fork because you're limited by the length of the braces. Can you post a picture? Ed

Send me a PM. I bought a repo that is too long for my bike and does not have the right contours.

Take it to your LBS and have the threads continued then cut it off the the correct length. Did that recently with a fork from a girl's Elgin that I needed for a boy's.

Back in the day when Show Cars were outfitted with white sidewall tires, lacquer thinner was the ticket.

Those Rat Traps are prime for an oxalic acid bath. That along with some polishing with a pad of aluminum foil in a pan of water. Or if you can afford it, a pan of Coca Cola - it's acidic - instead of water.

Lately, tubes are being manufactured that will work with both middleweight and balloon tires. I just bought a few Goodyears through Amazon that state "1.75 - 2.125 inch tires."

As said earlier, 26 x 1-3/4" tires are not equal to 26 x 1.75" tires. If the tires in your bike are original, they will have "SCHWINN TUBULAR S-7" stamped into the knurling. They require the 26 x 1-3/4" tires. This you said in your original post that you'd figured out. To answer your...

Make some spacers from small diameter tubing and use longer screws. Your fender braces should fit then.

Amazon has a 5/16" axle with bearings, cones, and nuts for $7.23.

Truing stand made from a balloon fork and a couple of zip ties. The zip ties are nylon and flex if they touch the wheel and the don't scratch the paint.

As the title says. This tank is specific for the 58 - 59 Flightliner. It has separate switches for the headlight and the horn. I don't care if the light and/or horn work; I'm more interested in the aesthetic value. Send me a PM with what you have. Thanks, Ed

You do realize that that green thing that stands in New York harbor, Lady Liberty, is made of copper. Take a look at all of the copper domes on churches and government buildings.

I'm 86'ing this want ad for a kick stand. A little research shows that a 55 Hornet came with a "detachable" kickstand. I have the correct chainguard and if I were to continue with the Starlet, I'd need to find a set of chrome S2 rims. I'll be happy with my painted rims and feather chain...

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Here's a picture of the Schwinn frame with the missing kick stand housing. After I removed the bolt-on kick stand, I can see that it appears that it was not torched off but rather it was just broke off. If you can help me, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks again, Ed

That would be great. I'll take a couple of pictures this afternoon and let you see what I need Thanks, Ed

I recently acquired a 55 Schwinn Starlet, complete except that the built in kickstand has been surgically removed with a torch. I can clean up where it was cut off but I need the part. If anyone has a junked out Schwinn frame from which they could cut out the kick stand housing and kick stand...

Here's what happens when you have daughters and neices. A bunch of Schwinns and one lone AMC Caravan