5/18 UPDATE!! "MOAB" 26 Inch Schwinn BMX Cruiser

HutchXL24 · May 18, 2008

How it all started.

Well, she's pretty much done for the summer. I am going to "swiss cheese" the pedal cages some time this week and add a Schwinn gold/yellow prism decal to the plate when I can find one.

The bike was built as maybe a father would build one in the early 80s. A grown up bike for the father who wanted to hang w/ his kids(s) but didn't want to spend major coin on a race bike.

I made a few changes since the last photo and also made one concession to modern braking by adding a better lever.

I'll post a parts breakdown a bit later. Thanks for looking!

-Jeffrey

Rat Rod · May 18, 2008

Oh man...that bike is hot!

It really came together nicely...love the gold ano parts.

What size sprocket ratio are you running?

Love that number plate too.

HutchXL24 · May 18, 2008

Parts breakdown:

Gold Used UKAI 26 X 2.125 Rims
Gold Used SR Hubs w/ 20t ACS Claws Freewheel
Gold "Willinois" Valve Caps & Sleeves
Chrome Used Tange TX-1200 Forks
NOS Tange Fork Decals (Thanks Goosecrazy Rick!)
Faded Gold Used Power Disc Hijacked from a junked Redline
Faded Black Used 40t Chainwheel Hijacked from the same Junked Redline
Gold NOS Izumi Chain
Chrome Used Sugino 175 1pc. Crank w/ bottom bracket hijacked from a junk Mongoose
Gold NOS SR BMX Pedals (soon to be swiss cheesed)
Black Skinwall Mismatched Used 26 x 2.125 Tires w/ Used Tubes
Black Fluted NOS Seatpost
Black Kashimax Used Seat from the same Junked Redline
Gold Used Xcaliber Seatpost Clamp
Gold Used Dia-Compe MX1000 Rear Brake w/ Black Cable, Chrome Cable Guides, & Black Tektro Sabre Lever
Gold Used MCS 4 Bolt Stem
Chrome Unknown Used Cruiser Bars
Black NOS AME Round Grips
Black NOS OGK Oval Number Plate
Prism Numbers and Modified Cobra Decal from Ebay
Black Used California Lite Nut Saver
NOS 1970s American Flag Prism Decal (Bottom of Drive Side Fork) A bit of a nod to Cook Bros Racing.

Future plans (this winter) include sending the frame out for fresh black powder and adding some gold leaf lettering/striping to the frame.

HutchXL24 · May 18, 2008

Rat Rod said:
Oh man...that bike is hot!

It really came together nicely...love the gold ano parts.

What size sprocket ratio are you running?

Love that number plate too.

Thanks alot!

I'm running a 40/20 ratio. The bike was built to look fast, but I wanted to have something to cruise w/ my wife & friends on concrete. It's pretty easy and laid back to get around on, but does require some pedaling from time to time.

The number plate is an OGK. There's someone selling a bunch of them on ebay.