Campground Cruiser **FINISHED**

[OddJob]

Old rusty tractor lights make good headlights.....
Here's mine on Beer Boy Delivery from last year's build-off. Installed LED closet light inside the original housing and kept the glass lens in tact....lined the housing with aluminum foil for refraction of the lamp.

 

[azmathys]

Old rusty tractor lights make good headlights.....
Here's mine on Beer Boy Delivery from last year's build-off. Installed LED closet light inside the original housing and kept the glass lens in tact....lined the housing with aluminum foil for refraction of the lamp.
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[azmathys]

Taco Tuesday, Looking for inspiration

 

[azmathys]

A tour part the rear hub only to find a broken brake shoe. Called a few local shops and was able to find one they had to tear down an old hub. Thanks Brass Monkey Bike Shop!

 

[metalchewy]

A tour part the rear hub only to find a broken brake shoe. Called a few local shops and was able to find one they had to tear down an old hub. Thanks Brass Monkey Bike Shop!

It's great when Bike shops are helpful and their mechanics understand building something old. Two Bike world's in town for me. One extremely helpful, the other, not so much, I only goto the second one if my part is out of stock at the first one....

 

[azmathys]

 

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[OneHorsePower]

That chain guard tuned out superbe

 

[deorman]

Here, I found your speedometer.

https://www.adafruit.com/products/1733?gclid=COLb0fzK7MwCFQIfhgod67cCYA

 

[azmathys]

 

[azmathys]

Lesson of the day, standard 26 inch tires do not fit on old Schwinn rims

 

[deorman]

Well, they fit S-2, (1930s to mid 1950s) but not S-7 (mid 1950s to 1970s) Tires to fit those rims are available, they will be listed as S-7 or 26"x1 3/4". (ISO 571, vs "std" ISO 559.)

 

[OddJob]

Yeah, basically, anything with a decimal point in the size, i.e. 26 x 2.0, 26 x 1.5, won't fit a Schwinn S-7 rim, which is the most common still around. The tires that do fit should say S-7 or S - 6 on the tire itself.

And like deorman said ^ they will be in fractions and ISO 571 printed on the tire wall as well.

 

[Wildcat]

And not much selection of tires for S-7's. If you can, switch to the regular 26" rims, than the tire options are much better.

 

[azmathys]

Yes, switching rims for sure. I already bought some tires I really want to run.

 

[SkyknightJohn]

What I've learned about bicycle "standards..."
... They ain't!

The build is looking good, though. Keep it up!

 

[OddJob]

Those Kenda Kross Plus tires will serve you well! I ran a similar design by Bontrager on Beer Boy Delivery. Truck like look, roll great on pavement and corner / traction in the loose stuff....

 

[azmathys]

I found a nice three speed shimano nexus wheel set on craigslist for $60

 

[azmathys]

The wife taking a test run