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Not sure if this is already a thread but I couldn't find one.. Here are a couple I have found!

So I gots my rims.. I gots my hubs.. I needs my spokes! So I read some spoke sizing guides and the only measurement I'm short of is the ERD. Now most of the guides suggest using some old spokes.. measuring the distance between nipples once threaded then adding the combined nipple length...

I was wondering if anyone could help with this one? Basically over here in the UK it's more or less impossible to buy anything good.. ever. Unless you like tea and/or pies. In which case it is a land of plenty! So I have now got more or less all the bits for my cruiser other than paint, spokes...

So the sprocket that came on my cruiser is tripe. The chrome was never chromey to begin with and over years of neglect it has, surprisingly, not got any better. I thought I would just grab a new one, second hand one piece sprocket will be easy to find! Nope. Stuck again.. I have however found...

I'm building up a beach cruiser type bike.. kind of Schwinn inspired.. I'm stuck on the handlebars at the moment. Not much available in the UK that I can find.. and certainly not for a pauper like me! I was thinking these might be cool? Stem built in.. authentic or nay...

Hi there! Only been a member of the forum for a few days and didn't want to clog up my intro thread with questions. Basically I am looking to build some wheels for a beach cruiser, Schwinn inspired! I have a Velosteel coaster hub for the rear and a generic chrome hub for the front. I have a...

Hello. A few months ago I was driving to work and see two cruiser type bikes free to a good home on the side of the street so I loaded them in and away we went! Both pretty ratty and not original vintage, late 90s cheap copy types.. still fun though! Anyway so I decided I would rebuild one as a...