Greetings all, I am new to this forum, but look forward to being part of many discussions moving forward.
So I am building what I believe to be a 1957 manufactured Tornado as a klunker. I have an opportunity to get some forks that are from an 80's era Schwinn beach cruiser. I am wondering about the compatibility rake wise. (I bought the frame without forks)
The serial number on the frame indicates that it was manufactured in January of 1957, but it is also a serial number that was used more than once so I am not positive that was the date of manufacture. I am fairly confident that the forks are from the 80s.
Short of measuring the frame geometry myself, I am not really able to figure out trail and such, so my question is if anybody knows if the head tube angle of the beach cruisers built in the 80s is significantly different than the head tube angle of the ones built in the 50s. Just from looking, it is hard to tell if the angles created by the springer forks on those older bikes are the same as the angles created by the straight forks with BMX style dropouts welded on the front of the forks.
I attached photos of the bike as it is currently built with some cheap, beach cruiser forks, as well as the fork I am going to get tonight.
Thanks for any info you have.
So I am building what I believe to be a 1957 manufactured Tornado as a klunker. I have an opportunity to get some forks that are from an 80's era Schwinn beach cruiser. I am wondering about the compatibility rake wise. (I bought the frame without forks)
The serial number on the frame indicates that it was manufactured in January of 1957, but it is also a serial number that was used more than once so I am not positive that was the date of manufacture. I am fairly confident that the forks are from the 80s.
Short of measuring the frame geometry myself, I am not really able to figure out trail and such, so my question is if anybody knows if the head tube angle of the beach cruisers built in the 80s is significantly different than the head tube angle of the ones built in the 50s. Just from looking, it is hard to tell if the angles created by the springer forks on those older bikes are the same as the angles created by the straight forks with BMX style dropouts welded on the front of the forks.
I attached photos of the bike as it is currently built with some cheap, beach cruiser forks, as well as the fork I am going to get tonight.
Thanks for any info you have.