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Well, that settles it. The Schwinn American it is. I talked to the Phantom guy and he's about 4-5 hrs from me, so that was a HUGE factor as what happens if I drive all the way down to see it and its not what he said it was. Also, the fenders and wheels were aftermarket from about 25 yrs ago. The...

Just an update (I know, I know... I owe you all some photos - guilty as charged). I used the Easy-Off and had GREAT results. It was incredibly cool to see the old paint coming back through - like travelling back in time but without the DeLorean (rim shot). Seriously - the stuff worked like a...

Thank you sir. I"m thinking the person didn't have much of a clue as I can still see the "Hornet" decal on the chain guard, so it's a light coat.

OK, I'm thinking about a couple of bikes but not sure about the worth. First: Early 1950's Phantom; black in color. TOTAL basket case, but missing chain, handle bars and tubes/tires - seat covering is also not present. Some rust, dude told me he thought some parts needed rechroming, but not...

OK, I've read and read and searched and searched the forums. I DON'T want to harm the original paint under the cruddy spray bomb paint job. It seems the consensus is to use original full flavor Easy-Off. I've got a can of the nasty stuff. I dont want to mess around with anything as costic as the...

Thanks for the info! I'm not originally from KS, but it's home for me and the fam. I'll probably go to the event that's coming up - that sounds like fun. My kids will want to ride every bike they see, so I might go solo but we"ll see.

Hello all! I'm a noob to this world and am looking forward to any and all support i can get. I was raised in SoCal riding a Schwinn beach cruiser which i wish I still had and because of this, My wife and I have decided to raise our 3 kids (9, 6 and 4) on the old steel Schwinns as the new bikes...