Hello from twojs.bike

[twojs.bike]

Hello. I started repairing and overhauling bikes during the pandemic and am totally hooked. I have probably overhauled about 30 bikes in the past few years. Several of which were Chicago built Scwinns. Learned everything from YouTube. Currently working on 2 1962 Schwinn Heavy Dutis that had been neglected for decades. Too much fun.

 

[kissmyklunker]

altho I got back into bikes a year or two before the Pandemic, it was a big push towards bikes for me too. Something you could still do besides sit at home

 

[RustyGold]

Welcome to RRB!

The Heavy Dutis sound cool!

Jason

 

[Wildcat]

Welcome aboard!
Those old Schwinns had good quality paint and chrome.
I learned how to lace a wheel because of the lockdowns. I should have learned years ago.

 

[twojs.bike]

 

[Karate Chicken Industries]

The Silver Lining of the spamdemic, more time for bikes.

The Heavy Duti also makes for nice BMX conversions.

 

[twojs.bike]

Wow! I like that and had something similar in mind. Thanks for posting. I wasn’t sure if I could mount a brake to what I thought was a rear fender mount.

I want a freewheel, but under all the rust and dirt I found a red band bendix coaster brake in great shape. Part of me feels like I should reuse that hub.

Also, I have been hesitant to paint over the “schwinn” lettering on the top tube. It’s pretty rusty but just feels wrong to paint over it.

Here is a varsity I converted a bit ago.

 

[Karate Chicken Industries]

The OE paint on my 1968 Heavy Duti was just about gone and the fork took more than one side hit in its day, so it was a perfect candidate for paint and modification. If you do decide on a freewheel, the rear caliper needs to be ridiculously long and the only new manufacture one I found was house-branded Porkchop BMX.

This 1961 Speedster had a pretzled fork as well, but the paint was salvageable to me so it became something else after restoring the finish and salvageable chrome.

The Speedster has a cheap and heavy wheelset right now, but is getting a lightweight Belgian rim/Germo hub wheelset very soon.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

That varsity looks mega fun. So much tire!

 

[deorman]

 

[kissmyklunker]

Like the varsity. looks like an awesome cruiser!

 

[twojs.bike]

Just completed another Varsity. This one is a 10 speed. I laced the original hubs to new rims and got a long reach brake from pork chop. Pleased with how this turned out. Amazing how well these Schwinns clean up.