Lets See Those 26" BMX Styled Cruiser Builds

[ParkRNDL]

Sell-out move, installing a chain like that. Is that a Monterrey? I rebuilt one of those for a friend; it was a lot of fun on the post-tune shakedown ride. Hers was a SS CB model. Frame looked just like yours.

Actually, I don't remember... I bought it at a yard sale a few years ago. Took the sticker off the chain guard soon after. I kinda think it said Good Vibrations, but I could be wrong. (edit: found an old pic. it actually said Beach Comber) There's actually a bike on the very first page of this thread that looks like the same exact one as mine down to the color and the cheap caliper brakes and 5-speed drive train that mine had.

Funny about the Monterey, though... I have a Monterey frame in the basement with really nice burgundy paint that looks like the exact same design as this one except that the fork and rear bridge aren't drilled for caliper brakes. If I come across a set of 26" coaster wheels, I'll build it up as a coaster twin to this one.

 

[ParkRNDL]

Aaaand here we go. Think I got pretty close to the look I was going for. It's amazing the huge visual difference you can get just changing the seat and tires. Not crazy about the sprocket design and I want to upgrade the cheap brakes, but they're never really done, are they?

--rick

 

[chattymatty]

Older build, long since sold (money got tight last summer) so I know it's been seen before, but a fun one nonetheless- '39 DX:

And my Jr. High commuter, here about 1981 before it got the Team Schwinn cranks and CBR forks

That rear hub is a S-A 3-speed with an external 3-speed cluster conversion.

 

[Dizzle Problems]

Gilded my spaceliner

 

[gowjobs]

Still needs a bar change and a kickstand removal, but it's getting there.

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[Dizzle Problems]

Still needs a bar change and a kickstand removal, but it's getting there.

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Are those wheels 26 x 2??

Lookin good!

 

[Bicycle808]

Are those wheels 26 x 2??

Lookin good!

Must be at least that; 26x2.0 is the smallest they're makin'm. Dave might be wild enough to be fittin' the 26x2.2" version in there; those look pretty fat! http://www.continental-tires.com/bicycle/tyres/city-trekking-tyres/retro-ride

 

[Dizzle Problems]

Must be at least that; 26x2.0 is the smallest they're makin'm. Dave might be wild enough to be fittin' the 26x2.2" version in there; those look pretty fat! http://www.continental-tires.com/bicycle/tyres/city-trekking-tyres/retro-ride

Ah, I meant the actual rims! I'm familiar with the retro rides, (see avatar) but I've been lookin into some 26 x 2 inch hoops for a build in mind

 

[Bicycle808]

I gotcha---using my highly trained, well-calibrated eyeballs, I'd say that front rim is a 26x2.125"... But let's let @gowjobs chime in so we can be sure...

 

[gowjobs]

Those are Weinmann 26x47mm hoops. So, about 1-3/4".

EDIT: And yeah, Those are the 2.2's

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[gowjobs]

Changed out the bars yesterday for SE cruiser bars. New Genuine seatpost, too.

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[LukeTheJoker]

^ That really looks like a fun ride!

Luke.

 

[rev106]

Just got a mess of these done...

Square Back Style Dropouts by Paul de Valera, on Flickr

 

[Robertk]

Paul, are you gonna make champion like squre back frames?

 

[gowjobs]

Paul, are you gonna make champion like squre back frames?

I'm imagining a 26" squareback Redline style frame in nickel plate.

Oh yeah, I should probably mention that the Schwinn I just posted pics of is running a Genuine Bicycle Products alloy seatpost.

 

[ParkRNDL]

Changed out the bars yesterday for SE cruiser bars. New Genuine seatpost, too.

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This is, like, PERFECT. Gonna use this as a reference.

 

[ParkRNDL]

Aaaand here we go. Think I got pretty close to the look I was going for. It's amazing the huge visual difference you can get just changing the seat and tires. Not crazy about the sprocket design and I want to upgrade the cheap brakes, but they're never really done, are they?

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--rick

I know it's kind of a junker, but I liked this one so much I built it a sibling. Not a twin, but the same general idea. My 12-year-old likes the blue one, so now we can ride them together.

The aluminum wheels make such a difference on the burgundy one that I'm thinking about finding a set for the blue one.

 

[rev106]

I'm imagining a 26" squareback Redline style frame in nickel plate.

Oh yeah, I should probably mention that the Schwinn I just posted pics of is running a Genuine Bicycle Products alloy seatpost.

That is the plan, working with Rob from AZ..some 29" cruisers, some 26? we'll see, we'll see. While I think frames are the core of the whole thing, the small bits sell. I have a surprise for you all next week perhaps, you'll be stoked!!!

 

[LukeTheJoker]

I have a surprise for you all next week perhaps, you'll be stoked!!!

 

[rev106]

Got some new shoes for the fleet....

snakebelly (8) by Paul de Valera, on Flickr

snakebelly (7) by Paul de Valera, on Flickr

redgumexample by Paul de Valera, on Flickr

snakebelly (6) by Paul de Valera, on Flickr

blackgumexample by Paul de Valera, on Flickr