picked up this at a garage sale today. £5.
had to stick in a new front inner tube, straighten one dropout, add the grips, and adjust/tighten the seat and wheels.
tyres are shot, and the chrome isnt brilliant but most of it will clean up to a usable standard. its got no brakes either.
pic shows it next to my real schwinn, as you can see the frame is a very close copy!
so what do i do with it? chop it around a bit to make a custom? or just fit a coaster brake rear wheel and more appropriate tyres/seat/pedals/chainring and cruise?
had to stick in a new front inner tube, straighten one dropout, add the grips, and adjust/tighten the seat and wheels.
tyres are shot, and the chrome isnt brilliant but most of it will clean up to a usable standard. its got no brakes either.
pic shows it next to my real schwinn, as you can see the frame is a very close copy!
so what do i do with it? chop it around a bit to make a custom? or just fit a coaster brake rear wheel and more appropriate tyres/seat/pedals/chainring and cruise?
I had an original just like yours and found it terrible to ride. there's some pics of it on here somewhere, matt black with handpainted flames, chrome sprung front forks, huge handlebars and a front drum brake.
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