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    removing a chain ring

    does anyone know how to remove a chain ring from a one piece crankset? i cant for the life of me get the chain ring off. its an early 1960's schwinn crankset with the standard factory chain ring on it (4 circles). Is there a special way or tool that i need to pry this thing off or is it an...
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    chain size question

    Hey all...so i remember reading something on here about chain sizes and why the chain on a bike wasn't working properly...so my question is i have a Heavy Duty 26 x 2.125 set of wheels, rear cruiser break and the original '63 chain ring that i will be using. i have the original chain the 63...
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    frame primer question

    I have a frame that i used a grey primer on...however, i want to paint the bike red and realized i should have put a red primer on so the red will POP with the red primer undertones. My question is...should i sand the entire frame down to bare metal again or can i spray the red primer over the...
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    paints

    hey all...a couple quick questions about aerosol spray paints... does anyone know how the Dupli-Color® Instant Chrome Spray Enamel shoots? Does it give justice to looking like actual chrome? I know you can't truly replicate the chrome look, but the money to get parts blasted and re-chromed...
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    crankset & handlebar cleaning

    I have a one piece crankset off of a schwinn cruiser and the handlebars as well...they have quite a bit of rust on them, and it looks to be pitted in some areas. i tried a fine steel wool but it didn't do too much, i tried sandpaper by hand and that took off some of the surface rust..my next...
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    brakes

    Im really new with bikes so I'm trying to figure out as much as i can now to apply to the build im doing. its my first build, and first real time seeing the diagnostics of a bike, as easy/difficult as its been. My question (which may be quite easy to answer and simple, idk) is i'm looking to...
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    '63 Schwinn Corevette UPDATED 10/25

    Hey all...i'm a new member to the site hailing from beautiful Portland, OR! A buddy told me about this website after he heard i was restoring a 1963 Schwinn Corvette. I had no plans of turning it into a RRB until i visited this site! WOW! amazing bicycles by all users...it totally inspired me...
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