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[nosferatu1381]

Schwinn heavi-Duti with dual atom drum brakes

 

[thunderbeard]

Dope..

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[thunderbeard]

. It's a work in progress. Mixing Vintage and Old School BMX. Trying not to get past the 1980's in parts. So far just the seat, tires, and pedals are newer, but only there for the mock up. The dual springers I scored yesterday. (How much should I have paid? High/low values) Guy has the drop outs on wrong and need to add Teflon washers and new nuts & bolts while apart. These gumwalls are my new favorite tire for the klunker/ Cruiser bikes.

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[franconuevo]

Found just the frame on the side of the road, service and got her rolling. I probably ride this one the most.

But...just started working on this older Huffy Hermosa today. Grip-shift is gone, rear hub was fried...tried to rebuild it..no luck..swapped out another wheel with a 7 sprocket cassette. Front tire dry-rotted beyond hope....think I have another whitewall somewhere. We'll see where it goes..probably just make it into a Single Speed..not sure.

 

[BIGDCYCLES]

Huffy pro beach cruiser turned rusty klunker. Only new parts are grips and layback seat post. Aluminim pit bike motorcycle bars, alloy weinmann wheels, 1.95 wide tires for now, 3 piece cranks, suicide shifter, 1x6 gearing. Will seal it with linseed oil or something at some point. Needs some better brake pads.

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[Pedal_junky]

Here's a bike I built for a co-worker. Started with a '55 Schwinn Spitfire frame. Bicyclebones drop centers that I had powdercoated gloss black along with the fork. Tick bars, DK stem, Oury grips.

 

[ADVHOG]

My 61 corvette out getting dirty!

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I swapped the forks back to the original schwinn. Took it for a ten mile shakedown and it's very nice!

New pic...

 

[gr00vy]

I dont come by too many 24" Vintage Cruiser frames so i was happy to get this one together!. I couldn't find any identifying marks so its just an unknown.

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[G-Matt]

My 1941 Hiawatha KLUNKER

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[gr00vy]

that thing is crazy cool Matt!!

 

[Robertk]

Yeah, that Hiawatha is super cool. Is it made by Elgin with the curved seat tube?

 

[G-Matt]

Yeah, that Hiawatha is super cool. Is it made by Elgin with the curved seat tube?

Thanks. same style frame as Elgin obviously but I believe Murray made this frame . In my research & help from other forum members.


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[us56456712]

Homemade long spring saddle and homemade bottle cage. 1940 CWC frame.

 

[Bicycle808]

Thanks. same style frame as Elgin obviously but I believe Murray made this frame . In my research & help from other forum members.


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Yeah, that Hiawatha is Murray-built. Most of the Sears Elgins were made by either Murray or Westfield; by that point in time, "Elgin" was just a badge/brand that Sears used to market other manufacturers' bikes. (They switched to JC Higgins post-war.) Apparently, there was a manufacturer called Elgin that made bikes and sold them as "Elgins" before Sears took the name over, but those are much older, and I've never seen one in-person.

 

[G-Matt]

Yeah, that Hiawatha is Murray-built. Most of the Sears Elgins were made by either Murray or Westfield; by that point in time, "Elgin" was just a badge/brand that Sears used to market other manufacturers' bikes. (They switched to JC Higgins post-war.) Apparently, there was a manufacturer called Elgin that made bikes and sold them as "Elgins" before Sears took the name over, but those are much older, and I've never seen one in-person.

Thanks man , always like a history lesson I learned something today [emoji106]


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[Wildcat]

I dont come by too many 24" Vintage Cruiser frames so i was happy to get this one together!. I couldn't find any identifying marks so its just an unknown.

Looks like the same frame and chain wheel as the Earth Cruisers were back in the day. I'm not sure who made those frames though, Jamis?

 

[gr00vy]

Looks like the same frame and chain wheel as the Earth Cruisers were back in the day. I'm not sure who made those frames though, Jamis?

Good call on the Earth Cruisers, that's exactly what it looks like!

 

[Wildcat]

Still being worked on for the Annual Build Off, but it's a Klunker already. The frame is Patria, made in the Philippines.

 

[gr00vy]

Still being worked on for the Annual Build Off, but it's a Klunker already. The frame is Patria, made in the Philippines.
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that color is beautiful!

 

[rev106]

Here's my new Coaster Brake Challenge bike, made from two very large road bike frames.

New custom rig made from two road bike frames. by Paul de Valera, on Flickr