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Hey everyone. I am in the process of building an ebike starting with a Schwinn Corvette frame. I found a 10 ah battery pack that will fit in the "tank space" of the frame. Now...how to get a tank around it? I have some rudimentary metal working skills and tools but this looks like a really...

Greetings, all. I am converting a '61 Schwinn Corvette to 26" rims. I am trying to figure out how wide of a tire I can fit in there. I am hoping to keep the original fenders (which look very wide). Considering that the 26" rim is slightly smaller diameter, might I fit a wider tire in...

Hey everyone. Have you replaced the S7 rims on a Schwinn Middleweight? (Typhoon, American, Heavy Duti, etc.) Can I go to a modern rim size and still use rim brakes? I have done a few conversions to 26" but I always used coaster/drum brakes. Recommendations for rim brakes that would work...

Hey everyone. Has anyone put a rear ebike motor into a frame with 110mm spacing? I want to electrify my Heavy Duti and I'm looking for a rear hub that will fit the frame. Has anyone done this yet?

Greetings, all. I am looking for a rear hub for my wife's speedster. I have had a couple of Sturmey Archer S2C hubs on my bikes and I really like them. I can't seem to find those anymore. Does anyone have a good alternative? I liked how the S2C gives you a low gear when you need it, but it...

Hey everyone. Where are we hiding our eBike batteries? I bought a Hilltopper Sprinter conversion kit recently for my wife's Speedster. And I'm thinking about one for my Heavy Duti. But the battery packs are ugly! What I really want is a custom battery pack that fits in the top of a...

Hey everyone. I am trying to come up with a good option for SPD pedals on my Speedster. I would prefer to keep the one piece crank since (in my opinion) it's an important part of the look of the bike. But it appears that all SPD pedals have 9/16" spindles, which will not fit my crank. I...

Hi everyone. I am trying to get the sprockets off of a 5 speed freewheel. I got the freewheel off the wheel but now I can't get the cogs off the freewheel. This freewheel came off of a 64 Collegiate. I got the three smallest cogs off but now I can't get the other two off. Is there some trick...

Hi everyone. What is this rear hub? Is 170mm the length of the axle? 130mm between the forks and then 20mm of axle sticking out either side? http://www.niagaracycle.com/product_inf ... _id=738094 I haven't seen too many 130mm coasters out there, but I have heard of them. That could come...

Does anyone know how to cut and thread spokes? I have some 11 gauge spokes that I want to cut shorter and re-thread. My LBS can only do 14 and 15 gauge spokes, so I thought I would try it myself. A little bit of internet searching shows that spoke threads aren't cut but rather rolled. But...

Hey everybody. Who makes a good 26" rim to replace some S-7s? I bent a rim on my every day Heavy Duti and I think I finally decided to put normal 26" rims on it ("normal" as in "non-schwinn" sizing). Who makes a good replacement for the S-7? I have purchased some chrome wheels in the past...

Hey everyone. The 2011 Susan G. Komen Ride For the Cure is happening on August 6, 2011. If you are going to be in Michigan on August 6, you should ride! The 2010 ride was a lot of fun and raised over $100,000 for breast cancer treatment, education and research. Classic bike riders and Rat...

Hey everybody. I am building a set of wheels...I used the spoke length calculator on Sheldon Brown's web site to get the lengths I need. It said that I need 259.3 mm for the rear and 254.6 for the front. Can I split the difference and get 256 mm for front and rear? Just how close do they...

Hi. I want to put a few details on a frame before I get it powder coated. I only have a little experience with metallurgy. I am trying to figure out if I should have the parts brazed on or TIG welded. My buddy says he and I can braze them on; a guy in my neighborhood does a little welding...

Has anyone ridden the new Sturmey Archer S2C? I am thinking about putting one in a wheel...I want to know what to expect before I go to the time and effort. (It's a LOT of time and effort for me to build a wheel....) For one thing, I am worried about how much drag there is in it. The Bendix...

Hi everyone. On August 7th, I'll be riding my 1979 Schwinn Heavy Duti on the 57 mile route of the Susan G. Komen Mid-Michigan Ride for the Cure. Along with 100 (or so) other riders, I'll be raising money for breast cancer research. It would be great to see some other RRB riders participating...

I read on another forum that you can pack coaster brake ball bearings without the retainers. I am thinking about doing this to a Bendix 70 that I am working on. Has anyone else tried this? I put my Bendix 70 together dry (no lube) to see how many balls I would need and if I could even get it...

Hey. I had a pretty unsatisfying conversation with the head technician at my LBS yesterday. There sell two tubes of grease. One is Park Tool brand. I think it cost $7 or so for 10 oz. The other brand was Phil Wood. I thnk it was $14 for 6 oz. (Maybe those aren't the sizes...but the Park...

Hi everyone. I got a nail through a brand new Kenda on my Heavy Duti today. I'm pretty ticked. I don't think I have 20 miles on that tire yet. I am wondering what, if anything, I should do to repair the tire. The hole looks pretty small, but I'm still a little uncomfortable with riding a...

It sure is nice to find some like-minded bike riders out there. I've been way into the Schwinn cantilever frame since I bought one for $5 at a garage sale in 1993. I still have that bike and right now I am trying to put together a new set of wheels for it. I'm looking forward to working on...