OK, so this is my first "ratty" bike ever. I'm not sure if it really fits into the rat rod category. Anyway I picked up this Schwinn Manta Ray off the Bay a few weeks back, and got some parts together for it, most notably a set of Skyway 24" cruiser mags. Not a whole lot done on it yet, more parts are en route. Its gonna be a 5 speed, its real hilly where I live. I'm swapping the fork out so I can use standard 1" (22.2) stems in it, the current fork is an .833 (21.1) ID steer tube. Its gonna be dirt oriented as opposed to a street cruiser. I just really like the look of the frame, and have a weird thing for 24" wheels, so it gave me an excuse to get some mags and live out some pathetic 1980's BMX Bandits fantasy .
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