With all the buzz around strandies these days I decided to build one for myself.
I LOVE the look of the classic 26 BMX bikes like Laguna or Cook Bros., but they aren’t in my budget right now.
What is in my budget is a frame from ind-chuckz. I wanted to do something different than a Worksman, so I started looking at the Schwinn Heavy Duti. It has the look I’m after, EXCEPT for the 1 1/8” headset components. After some research, it looks like the Summit Workhorse frame IS THE SAME FRAME, except it has 1” headset stuff.
BINGO!
So, hit up Chuck for a frame and, as usual, he delivered.
I ground off the rear rack and chainguard mounts, l’m leaving the bottle mounts.
Did a little ‘lead work’ on a small dent on the top tube and filled in the fender brace holes on the rear dropouts.
and that’s where we are....
I have been sourcing in the rest of the bits from my stash, other bikes, FB and members here.
Here’s what I have so far:
Using this Bell cruiser saddle from my first RRB build
I wanted to mix in a little MTB, BMX and roadie stuff (why not, right?)
So, I ordered this alloy seatpost with modern clamping hardware.
I wanted to try a 3pc crank conversion, so I went with this YST Professional unit with sealed cartridge bearings
My crankset is this ‘nod to a Schwinn cloverleaf’ unit I got from an RRB member years ago.
Pulled these brown Odyssey Twisted pedals off my path bike
Staying with sealed bearings, I ordered this headset.
For a stem, I’ve FINALLY found a build for this vintage BMX 4-bolt unit.
Scored these bars from a FB page, they’ll work for now
Found these brown ‘city’ grips in my stash
I decided I wanted a chrome fork that took a 22.2 stem, so I bought this ‘Schwinn replacement’ (most likely Sunlite) from eBay.
Wheels are from a modern Walmart Huffy, scored those from Kingfish254. I’m gonna ditch the peach and get them blasted and , budget permitting, get them powdercoated, maybe...I did replace the black rear cog with a shiny one.
The tires are 26 x 2.0 Continental RetroRides, stole those from the pathway bike too. If I paint the rims, I may try to match the color in their logos
For a chain, went with this Rustbuster
That’s what I got so far, I think that’s all I’ll need.
The plan:
Get the frame sandblasted and powdercoated ‘old Ford’ blue. Like in the logo. I hope to pick up an old F100 soon, so why not have a matching bike. Plus, I don’t own a blue bike. I’m gonna make this a ‘Schwinn’ so I’ve got some modern frame decals coming and I’m gonna use this headbadge that I got from Smoopy’s
This bike lived it’s first life in service at a Shell plant, so I may toss a ‘nod’ to that in there too.
Stay tuned.....
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I LOVE the look of the classic 26 BMX bikes like Laguna or Cook Bros., but they aren’t in my budget right now.
What is in my budget is a frame from ind-chuckz. I wanted to do something different than a Worksman, so I started looking at the Schwinn Heavy Duti. It has the look I’m after, EXCEPT for the 1 1/8” headset components. After some research, it looks like the Summit Workhorse frame IS THE SAME FRAME, except it has 1” headset stuff.
BINGO!
So, hit up Chuck for a frame and, as usual, he delivered.
I ground off the rear rack and chainguard mounts, l’m leaving the bottle mounts.
![274b2dc70e552f817fafd84d9493b3fe.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/f81/f811ff2d4324bba2534a9a736707d274.jpg)
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![8ba66e14512fbaeed8db650613c64ba5.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/25a/25a036e35f97f0783357252a463ed7d8.jpg)
Did a little ‘lead work’ on a small dent on the top tube and filled in the fender brace holes on the rear dropouts.
![f036ab6d4239fd64bea24f4bdb411fb5.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/979/9790b77a18130642e0aabdad49312d4e.jpg)
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and that’s where we are....
I have been sourcing in the rest of the bits from my stash, other bikes, FB and members here.
Here’s what I have so far:
Using this Bell cruiser saddle from my first RRB build
![3fe79a56a3b952d39dbd30782d1e6981.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/6a2/6a27bae9f0dedf934155b73a28a39dd2.jpg)
![7f457bbb6876dd586e9d5ae94b8e8d46.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/78a/78a2bc0f26327271a1d36e2718200109.jpg)
I wanted to mix in a little MTB, BMX and roadie stuff (why not, right?)
So, I ordered this alloy seatpost with modern clamping hardware.
![5686d91f91abb26ed5c2648be72bcdc6.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/169/169e1c7d7706cae593bc5baed4f0c79f.jpg)
I wanted to try a 3pc crank conversion, so I went with this YST Professional unit with sealed cartridge bearings
![7c72811ec0592e62d9407d4c9e4ec634.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/2fd/2fd31ac81909b3a43d09a2dad61347aa.jpg)
My crankset is this ‘nod to a Schwinn cloverleaf’ unit I got from an RRB member years ago.
![9c7c029226a49951661a545a298d435c.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/9f1/9f15c025467dcdc1890255ea1bf98cac.jpg)
Pulled these brown Odyssey Twisted pedals off my path bike
![7e0d15faa9d2831bdf28a13e205501a3.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/1c4/1c4b52a6c44a3fd1d2f0b65a188b1cad.jpg)
Staying with sealed bearings, I ordered this headset.
![144ae69d7cb5231902fce8f0ed21de8a.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/669/66946a772aa124ca0108fcb4a9e54fa5.jpg)
For a stem, I’ve FINALLY found a build for this vintage BMX 4-bolt unit.
![6cba8bd5b2658d783e44163f100769e9.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/ba6/ba6169fc447ec338e94503a7ab5b64f7.jpg)
Scored these bars from a FB page, they’ll work for now
![99d868ab796be947c358a5f285c54253.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/a89/a892d3858b305f8c105758ee887897fa.jpg)
Found these brown ‘city’ grips in my stash
![c1dbb9ce3b74eec2b884499882c06b22.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/2a7/2a7bce450e1d06b94f85e200233f7922.jpg)
I decided I wanted a chrome fork that took a 22.2 stem, so I bought this ‘Schwinn replacement’ (most likely Sunlite) from eBay.
![936cc05f6423dc0fdc6c393e8b7a9bbc.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/0a7/0a72f5a96cf623f23564814439017a98.jpg)
![6e0c3232899adff09bb8c9e00ebf0e35.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/30f/30fd1026ebde7fada55c836a71aa65a2.jpg)
Wheels are from a modern Walmart Huffy, scored those from Kingfish254. I’m gonna ditch the peach and get them blasted and , budget permitting, get them powdercoated, maybe...I did replace the black rear cog with a shiny one.
![10cdbc11adc3587d0c68e0ed471a2f82.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/535/535ed49cf3a5b8c2073d2549cb008416.jpg)
![8e4a00bb10af317d11a9bc96364aea97.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/f3a/f3a7303cff47e306120d8c6bcad0e611.jpg)
The tires are 26 x 2.0 Continental RetroRides, stole those from the pathway bike too. If I paint the rims, I may try to match the color in their logos
![ae3b39e167bd07978f25aefefd91b96a.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/6a1/6a1f27f092b6dc792f9d91762a19e784.jpg)
For a chain, went with this Rustbuster
![527686c8b01da3dbe829acd51cfa2522.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/2a6/2a61860eb985d712f7ddb8ed93bae3fe.jpg)
That’s what I got so far, I think that’s all I’ll need.
The plan:
Get the frame sandblasted and powdercoated ‘old Ford’ blue. Like in the logo. I hope to pick up an old F100 soon, so why not have a matching bike. Plus, I don’t own a blue bike. I’m gonna make this a ‘Schwinn’ so I’ve got some modern frame decals coming and I’m gonna use this headbadge that I got from Smoopy’s
![755b6a848c3d83df2b7cb5ce0e8b50e2.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/6c1/6c10129631d98600b0f9f174ed77e14f.jpg)
This bike lived it’s first life in service at a Shell plant, so I may toss a ‘nod’ to that in there too.
Stay tuned.....
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