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Schwummit strandie
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and took this cool dusk photo of the taillight against the fender
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MattiThundrrr
Rattus All Terrainus
That's one of my favorite bikes in this place. Really nice stuff
Shows off the pinstripes nicely 
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Thanks buddy, it’s one of mine too...[emoji6]
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That's a great shot
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It was cool seeing the new grips and stem yesterday. Great upgrades to the build. This bike keeps getting better and better.
MattiThundrrr
Rattus All Terrainus
So clean.
Do you have any problems with your hands going numb with these bars? I have BMX bars on my bikes and have the same issue with my hands going numb.
Awesome bike Dr! Love the colour balance and the simplicity of this bike
Not at all, for me, I get numbness from ‘flatter’ bars as they put more pressure on the ‘outside’ of my hands (away from the thumb). These bars let me apply more grip with my forefingers/thumbs. I really like them, they could be another 3/4”-1” taller but that’s if I’m being picky.
This ride was over 5 hours long and I never had any numbness.
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Here is a cool pic of Tank's bike from the LoCoMoFo ride a couple of weeks ago.
I dig his bike. Thanks for the pic. I really like the handlebars with the 45° backsweep. When I rode my new to me Schwinn this past weekend with cruiser type bars with a similar backsweep I got absolutely no numbness or tingling in my hands. I believe the backsweep is the ticket.
Where did you get the headset and bottom bracket? I have the same frame. I'm new to all of this. Thanks.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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My frame is actually a Summit Workhorse, same exact frame, except it has a 1” steer tube, while the Schwinn has a 1 1/8” setup.
First get these to reduce the cups down to 1”
https://www.ebay.com/itm/ONE-PAIR-o...=p2349624.m2548.l6249&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0
Then this threaded sealed bearing headset
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-Bike-Hea...=p2349624.m2548.l6249&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0
And this fork
https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-26-UNI...=p2349624.m2548.l6249&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0
OR stay 11/8”
Skip the reducer
Threadless sealed bearing headset
https://www.ebay.com/itm/MOD-1-1-8-...=p2349624.m2548.l6249&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0Threadless fork
https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-ORIGIN...=p2349624.m2548.l6249&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0
Hindsight being 20/20, I would have gone with a true Schwinn frame (like you did) and go threadless. It gives you a lot more stem options without having to use converters
Looking forward to seeing what you do with yours!
Thank you for taking the time to look up all of this info. It's much appreciated!!
I want to confirm that my headset is indeed 1 1/8. What do I measure with calipers?
The evolution continues….decided to give the strandie a more BMX ‘flavor’, went from 38T/165mm crank to an Origin8 130 BCD 170mm unit with a 41T Chopsaw chainring from Porkchop BMX. While I was at it, just to be ‘goofy’ I filled in the 110 BCD holes with a set of gold bolts and snagged a pair of my favorite resin pedals, Odyssey Twisted, in midnight blue. Only thing left to do is a new wheelset, but that will have wait until after the shop is built.
