Dad's "hot-rodded" bike

[vanilla_gorilla]

hey this is my dad's schwinn wildwood he got at kmart.
when he got it he was complaining that the bike wouldnt coast very far and felt like it was riding through mud.
i looked it over and took off the rear wheel and it turns out that the hub was just complete garbage. whoda thought!
anyway i hooked the old man up with some pretty sweet black rims and some 26x2.35 wide whites. combined that with some old school inspired platform pedals and it now rides like a dream and boy is it quick!

heres a picture

and the pedals

nothing too crazy but he took off down the street like a little kid

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

Cool bike Looks great with the black wheels :wink:

 

[vanilla_gorilla]

thanks, just a slight change makes alot of difference sometimes i guess

 

[HotRodJen]

awwwwww !! i can so see your dad going down the road saying weeeeeeee lol

 

[vanilla_gorilla]

thats pretty much what he did haha

 

[Hammond Eggz]

Very cool! Looks great with the black wheels and wide whites! 8)
Now get your pop a decent, wide, cruiser saddle so he won't have to pry that one out of his backside after every ride! :wink:

 

[vanilla_gorilla]

Very cool! Looks great with the black wheels and wide whites! 8)
Now get your pop a decent, wide, cruiser saddle so he won't have to pry that one out of his backside after every ride! :wink:

haha thats what i said, schwinn has a nice wide saddle at walmart i got my eyes on for this one

 

[badlandkustoms]

8) Nice lookin bike, I just bought a set of those pedals to put on my 59 Corvette

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

Nice 'modifications', looks a lot better now.
Question, what brand are those 26 x 2.35 whitewalls and where can I get some?

Cheers,
Dr. T

 

[HotRodJen]

we need to get your dad out and ride with MSD ... next somerville ride for sure he's a hoot

 

[vanilla_gorilla]

haha nice ill see what i can do, my moms got the ladies version in pink with that big bell that makes alot of noise

 

[vanilla_gorilla]

got the old man a nice schwinn comfort saddle. sure beats that awful one that came stock

next up is a handlebar swap i think