or is that tenpest?
here it is, another midleweight chicago schwinn
arrived via fedex
took it out of the carton and cleaned and greased the headset
the BF goodrich s7 tires hold air!!!
the Indicator spindle chain wuz broken at the the hub nut so i stuck a dental pick in the hole and twisted counter-clockwise and removed the shaft and half the chain. Then i layed the bike on its side, shot lube in the hole and droped a new one
(from sheldon brown's shop) in the hollow axel nut twisted the chain like a pig tail to tighten it.
i threaded on the shifter cable end and adjusted it with the shifter trigger in 2nd gear to show the shaft end in the hollow nut viewing hole.
on the test run i had 1st and 2nd gear but only could go into 3rd if i tugged on the cable.
So, i moved the cable clamp forward about a 1/4 inch and adjusted 2nd again.
now i have 3 speeds
plans include a 23 tooth rear cog, lucky seven sprocket, wider bars, ashtabula stem, fat pearsons seat and stainless fenders.
oh and a trifecta headlight; hi beam, low beam AND a *horn*
here it is, another midleweight chicago schwinn
arrived via fedex
took it out of the carton and cleaned and greased the headset
the BF goodrich s7 tires hold air!!!
the Indicator spindle chain wuz broken at the the hub nut so i stuck a dental pick in the hole and twisted counter-clockwise and removed the shaft and half the chain. Then i layed the bike on its side, shot lube in the hole and droped a new one
(from sheldon brown's shop) in the hollow axel nut twisted the chain like a pig tail to tighten it.
i threaded on the shifter cable end and adjusted it with the shifter trigger in 2nd gear to show the shaft end in the hollow nut viewing hole.
on the test run i had 1st and 2nd gear but only could go into 3rd if i tugged on the cable.
So, i moved the cable clamp forward about a 1/4 inch and adjusted 2nd again.
now i have 3 speeds
plans include a 23 tooth rear cog, lucky seven sprocket, wider bars, ashtabula stem, fat pearsons seat and stainless fenders.
oh and a trifecta headlight; hi beam, low beam AND a *horn*
