1963 Schwinn Racer "Plain and simple"

[EvilJohnny37]

I got this frame from Kram and went from there!
-The bottom bracket and headset were pieced together from throwaways at my work. Polished them up and looked like new.
-Wheels and tires are off of my Typhoon. Tires are 90's era specialized fatboys.
-Drive train was pieced together from spare bmx chain, and throw away chainring from work.
-Bars were off exer-cycle; grips off of a stingray.
-Saddle came off my old BMX race bike.

Fun bike to build and ride! Gets a lot of compliments. I was going to paint it after I primed it, but after I put it all together, the color just kinda worked. Maybe a paint job in the future, but it's too much fun to ride to take it all apart again! :lol:

Tried a couple different wheel combos. Liked the dual 26's the best.

 

[A.S.BOLTNUT]

COOL 8) plain and simple you've inspierd me to build one just like yours ,,very cool

 

[EvilJohnny37]

Awesome! This is kind of my "take THAT!" to the fixie crowd. Fat 26's and a coaster brake and people STILL ask me if it's a fixed gear.. :lol:

 

[herr_rudolf]

Awesome! This is kind of my "take THAT!" to the fixie crowd. Fat 26's and a coaster brake and people STILL ask me if it's a fixed gear.. :lol:

YEAH!
beautiful man...

 

[JOScatRATrod]

dam sweet! diamond frame action yeah!

 

[rgallen]

I love SIMPLE. Nice job, I like it. When you start adding a lot of different things, it can get kind of gaudy. Kinda goes along with my life's mptto (bigger ain't always better).

 

[Gold Street Customs]

VERY NICE!!!!!

 

[EvilJohnny37]

Thanks guys! I can't believe I finished a build off bike... :lol:

 

[kram]

Turned out awesome! It's good to see that frame in bike form again.

 

[ej599]

I dig minimalism and this is that. So thats that and i dig it. (nice bike) I may vote for this based on your audacity alone!

 

[EvilJohnny37]

Thanks Mark! It's a blast to ride. Gear ratio is pretty much perfect.

Ej599- That means a lot coming from you seeing as how you have the absolute cooOOOooolest diamond frame build off bike!

 

[ej599]

I'm a big fan of Schwinn Racers, (I have a '59) red primer and whitewalls. I never thought of combining all 3. Looks fast. Those tires are great. Did you clearcoat it?

 

[SSG]

Love the color scheme and simplicity. Those slick tires are also very nice.

 

[EvilJohnny37]

I'm a big fan of Schwinn Racers, (I have a '59) red primer and whitewalls. I never thought of combining all 3. Looks fast. Those tires are great. Did you clearcoat it?

Kinda.. It was bare metal when I got it, so I threw that red on there to protect it. Then I kinda liked the color so I put one layer of clear on and it darkened it too much for my liking, so I started to sand it off. That's when I started getting drivetrain parts so I just started riding it and haven't done anything since.. :lol: I guess it gives it a kind of "aged" look.

 

[user 135]

You win the award for Coolest Tires.

 

[dirtywater]

Straightforward and uncomplicated functionally! My style of ride. Great job.

 

[bean]

Schweet 8) 8) .

 

[mikek]

Excellent! The KISS principle nicely applied! :wink:

 

[stretch]

whered you get those awesome tires?? :shock:

 

[mastronaut]

Who knew simple could be so alluring! Rockin! 8)