smalltown cruiser

[smalltown]

after cleaning up my daughter's '69 schwinn, i decided to do something for myself, so i found an old i-don't-know-what cruiser in the shed and cleaned it up a little, added some new grips, and some nirve street sweeper fenders.

i didn't like the seat position so i welded the post to its new position, which sits me nicely above the rear tire without the aid of a banana seat

now i look at it and the wheels keep turning so i know that i will be adding and subtracting to it as i go, so that is why i posted here to see what changes happen in the next few months...

 

[tulsacruiser]

Nice I like that frame

 

[Markm]

cool,.... what is that fframe???????????????????????????????????????????????

 

[mesome]

cool,.... what is that fframe???????????????????????????????????????????????

As stated by the OP, it's an "old i-don't-know-what" which anyone steeped in bicycle history knows was made by "that one company" back sometime between "then and now". :wink:

 

[smalltown]

Mesome hit it right on the nose...

 

[TurfwarVSE]

love it!

 

[icyuod2]

gotta ask, (looking for an honest answer) how comfortable are those bars?

i've seen a few bikes with the bars in a similar position. looks really cool, but wondered how they faired for riding.

sweet build.

 

[aka_locojoe]

I'm really liking that frame also.

 

[Pinche]

I always wondered that also with the bars aiming straight up. My wrist just cringe looking at that.

 

[Unchained]

Very very cool. My guess at the frame would be older BMX cruiser. It is looking killer as it sits! :mrgreen:

 

[davy B]

Very very cool. My guess at the frame would be older BMX cruiser. It is looking killer as it sits! :mrgreen:

thats no bmx cruiser, i have never seen a bmx cruiser with tubing like that

 

[smalltown]

the bars do take a toll on the old wrists, but for some odd reason i actually like it. hoping to get some apes and replace them before too long. the frame in question is still a big idunno, but it was definitely some type of beach cruiser. i'm working on a tank (possibly, if it works out) and fiddling here and there with little stuff. how could i find out info on the frame? is there some site out there that helps in that? just wondering...

 

[smalltown]

decided to try my hand at a tank. not being one of carpenterial ability it is rough, but what the heck. you learn by doing, right? since it is my first shot, i went with some junk ply i had lying around. i figure, i'll shape it, smooth it out, and paint it so my sorry cuts and what not will, hopefully be hidden.
here it is after i first put it together

mocked up

another view

 

[aka_locojoe]

Tank looks nice. I even think it would even look good a little rough with a light stain and heavy clear.

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

smalltown,
I'm loving that tank! You have more skill than you give yourself credit for.

 

[Galtbacken]

You have more skill than you give yourself credit for.

I agree, it looks great!

 

[smalltown]

thanks! coming from you guys that is a real compliment.
Galtbacken - that fairlady is amazing... so clean and crisp... wow!

 

[JLarkin]

Hemet, CA. Always wondered what it was like; looks arid. I had a Grand Prix from Hemet. It was owned by a lady named Mildred White. Here's a pic of the dealer tag trim on the front.

 

[Unchained]

I just found this over on the bmxforums, could it be the same bike you started with? (1979 S&S)

 

[smalltown]

That looks like my ride! Thanks! Same dropouts an everything! It was given to me a couple of years ago, but it was stripped of stickers and any other type of labeling. Thanks again!