I thought I was going to take nicer pictures of this, but that's not looking good so I'll post up the finished thread and get on with other things...
I bought it because the front fender has a fin on it. That's only a slight exageration, I've been looking for a 1962 Schwiin on and off for a while but when this one caught my eye I finally bought something and rebuilt everything on it.
Build thread is here
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The seat is too high in that picture, the frame is a size too small for me but I can ride it with no issues. Before this was done I found a 1962 Racer in the right size... or the remains of one anyway. It's a single speed frame though so the search continues for the perfect '62 Schwinn...
Here are a couple more pictures of the '56.
You'll have to go to the build thread to see the before/during photos. It wasn't built with an intention/expectation of winning anything, I just thought it'd be fun to finally have an older three speed to bomb around on. I had thoughts of maybe restoring it when I first got it, but have decided it's going to be a survivor instead. No shame in it's dents and scrapes! I'll restore something else someday.
I bought it because the front fender has a fin on it. That's only a slight exageration, I've been looking for a 1962 Schwiin on and off for a while but when this one caught my eye I finally bought something and rebuilt everything on it.
Build thread is here
1956 Schwinn Racer
For a while now I have been looking for a 1962 Racer (year of birth bike), but this one crossed my path and I ended up bringing it home today. I'm still looking for a '62, I may have found a frame but we'll see how it works out. I have a few ideas for this but I haven't even torn into it yet...
ratrodbikes.com
The seat is too high in that picture, the frame is a size too small for me but I can ride it with no issues. Before this was done I found a 1962 Racer in the right size... or the remains of one anyway. It's a single speed frame though so the search continues for the perfect '62 Schwinn...
Here are a couple more pictures of the '56.
You'll have to go to the build thread to see the before/during photos. It wasn't built with an intention/expectation of winning anything, I just thought it'd be fun to finally have an older three speed to bomb around on. I had thoughts of maybe restoring it when I first got it, but have decided it's going to be a survivor instead. No shame in it's dents and scrapes! I'll restore something else someday.
