So I picked this up awhile back, all original 1980 Schwinn Cruiser. Overall decent shape, looks like someone had a chain wrapped around the head tube, pretty much destroyed the paint and a little bit of the surrounding areas. This is going to be a basic rebuild, changing out the whitewalls, taking off reflectors, and swapping out the stem and bars, and probably smaller sprocket. The goal, at this point, is to basically keep it looking somewhat factory, with just a few upgrades to make a sweat rider. Since my Son won't let the yellow one go we did a few weeks back, I guess this one will be mine! The bike has been sitting in the garage for awhile. A few Saturdays ago my son said lets take the cruisers down to our fishing spot for a ride, all I can say is when we got back was this is a POS! The chain was pulled so tight it was compensating for the fact the rear hub was extremely loose, then I noticed the front rim wouldn't spin unless I forced it to while pedaling, bearings were so over tightened, then the crank arms were squeaking as the somewhat went through their cycle, tore apart to fine pretty much null in the grease department. So I'm on a mission to make this a great cruiser once again.
