3 years ago, when I finished my first build, something appeared. I hate carrying a backpack during a cruise... So I decided that my next bike would be a full carrier...
A friend said me : "If you want to do a custom, do it on a real basis !"
And one day, I found this one on Ebay :
A complete Schwinn Heavy-Duti from 1969 in nice condition. The 50's hornet back rack decided for me to buy it...
When you live in France, ride on a Schwinn is not so common.
I also found this a few minutes later...
So when the boxes came at home, I was like a child !
and after a couple of hours
A few weeks later I bought this reflector to change the back one
and this modification could be the last one to have a good and cool bike. But when already started to modify a first bike, It's complicated to stop...
So I found a new fork to try a fork bending with a friend :
but this fork was a little bit too pink... So I searched a red one to do the same
the genuine one is on the left
The bike looked better ! but I bought a Bendix 2-speeds Kickback and I wanted it on the bike
so I did my first wheel build
I mounted on it a Jerald Sulky. I always liked the tires with radial grooves ! that looks so old school !
But, some details was not good. The front wheel was to big reguarding the 24" rear wheel. the saddle needed to be changed. And the chain was in contact with the tire.
So I mounted a regular 26" front wheel with a QuickBrick. I mounted the sprocket on the other side, we worked a little bit on the chainguard
I also mounted a Polo saddle with a bended sissybar. We also switched for a new handlebar to keep the line.
and now the bike is perfect !
A friend said me : "If you want to do a custom, do it on a real basis !"
And one day, I found this one on Ebay :
A complete Schwinn Heavy-Duti from 1969 in nice condition. The 50's hornet back rack decided for me to buy it...
When you live in France, ride on a Schwinn is not so common.
I also found this a few minutes later...
So when the boxes came at home, I was like a child !
and after a couple of hours
A few weeks later I bought this reflector to change the back one
and this modification could be the last one to have a good and cool bike. But when already started to modify a first bike, It's complicated to stop...
So I found a new fork to try a fork bending with a friend :
but this fork was a little bit too pink... So I searched a red one to do the same
the genuine one is on the left
The bike looked better ! but I bought a Bendix 2-speeds Kickback and I wanted it on the bike
so I did my first wheel build
I mounted on it a Jerald Sulky. I always liked the tires with radial grooves ! that looks so old school !
But, some details was not good. The front wheel was to big reguarding the 24" rear wheel. the saddle needed to be changed. And the chain was in contact with the tire.
So I mounted a regular 26" front wheel with a QuickBrick. I mounted the sprocket on the other side, we worked a little bit on the chainguard
I also mounted a Polo saddle with a bended sissybar. We also switched for a new handlebar to keep the line.
and now the bike is perfect !
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