Slammed Schwinn Cruiser

[Dig Danger]

Hey guys


Inspired by Tom Wilson’s ‘Trash to Treasure’ Huffy cruiser, I just finished a similar one, Dish Licker, from a Schwinn cruiser frame. I’ll get some good photos taken and added here soon.

 

[A.S.BOLTNUT]

Looks good , I've been wanting to build one myself , I dig the stance , looks like you might have had to resort to a shorter crank length ?
I dig it !

Rafael

 

[bub]

Love it! Did you custom make the rear drop brackets?

 

[Dig Danger]

Love it! Did you custom make the rear drop brackets?

Long story. I looked at Tom’s build and concluded that this sort of fabrication was beyond me. I considered getting a local machine shop to water jet a pair of extensions, but the cost was prohibitive. I also decided that Tom’s work was too ‘busy’ for my eye, and that in reality all I needed was a basic triangle. So I started searching the Internet for triangles.

I went down the rabbit hole of suspension lowering linkages for sports bikes, got nowhere in the end, then went back to this old adage: add ‘Harley Davidson’ to your search string if you want anything in chrome. And bingo, these are sissy bar backrest mounts. Cheap, and even the holes were the right size. I also thought Tom’s go-cart steering rods were too beefy, so again searching under Harley, I found these gear shift linkages for bikes running forward controls. Available in dozens of profiles, lengths and finished. Then it was just a matter of cranking on the frame to get the right bend and right height, and welding the trusses and the shift linkage mount where they fell.

 

[bub]

Long story...mount where they fell.

Good deal and smart thinking! I actually just sent some bracket designs I created to a CNC company yesterday to drop my frame 2” and extend it 4”. The quote I got wasn’t bad at all but it’s just 1/8” steel plate.

 

[wheelbender6]

That is diabolicly kool.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Looks great!

@tjwilson builds are a good source for inspiration.

 

[Dig Danger]

Looks good , I've been wanting to build one myself , I dig the stance , looks like you might have had to resort to a shorter crank length ?
I dig it !

Rafael

Yes, I bought a 3.5” crank, but it’s comically short. I’ll get a 4.5 and a 5.5 and try them out.

 

[Dig Danger]

Smoothed out welds and a decent rattle can paint job.

 

[Dig Danger]

 

[Speed King]

Well done, very cool. How is it riding something like this? Everytime I come back to this thread I like it more.

 

[bub]

What kind of clear coat are you guys using with the spray paint? I feel like the rustoleum clears don’t hold up.

 

[Dig Danger]

What kind of clear coat are you guys using with the spray paint? I feel like the rustoleum clears don’t hold up.

Lots of good stuff on YouTube. This is Spray Max 2K Clear that contains a catylist that needs to be punctured and mixed before you spray. It’s a very good product.

 

[Dig Danger]

Well done, very cool. How is it riding something like this? Everytime I come back to this thread I like it more.

Kicking the forks out this far makes it steer slow, but it carves wonderfully when rolling down a hill. The bottom bracket is is about 4” lower than normal, and that will limit your crank length. I started with a 3.5” crank, but it doesn’t need to be this short. New one on order.

 

[Friesy]

Awesome bike mate ! So simple and inspiring.

 

[léocwc]

 

[tjwilson]

Awesome! Really, *really* like the sissy bar backrest mount dropouts and thinner linkage. Bet they're considerably lighter than the route I took and they look great.

 

[A.S.BOLTNUT]

Smoove...!

 

[bub]

Lots of good stuff on YouTube. This is Spray Max 2K Clear that contains a catylist that needs to be punctured and mixed before you spray. It’s a very good product.

How’s many cans of the spray max 2k clear is needed for a bike frame? Thanks!

 

[A.S.BOLTNUT]

How’s many cans of the spray max 2k clear is needed for a bike frame? Thanks!

I usually only need one of each .