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**MODERATORS- Feel free to move this thread if another forum is deemed more appropriate!** I thought it might be cool to start a thread for those of us who had all intentions of finishing our bikes to enter the build off, but didn't quite make the deadline for one reason or another. Post a...

I've got a project Murray Monterey (my RRBBO bike) that I stripped the paint off of and I want to protect the raw frame and the rust/patina. Is a simple clear coat the best way or should I think of some sort of wax or even polyeurathane? Basically I want the frame to have a wet, polished look...

To start, this was a 1984 Murray Monterey, Olympic edition. I wasn't going to enter the RRBBO (how many times have you read that now?), but just couldn't stand it after reading all these build threads. I've had this bike junking up my shed for a while and finally decided to make it into...

I'm almost done with my wife's 77 Hollywood rebuild, minus a few finishing details, one being a seat. I want to use a banana seat, but also want to be able to put on a rear-mount kid seat. Is that possible with a banana seat? We've got two kids, so both our bikes need to be able to have a...

So after I ordered a set of 26"x2.125 Kenda whitewalls for my wife's Hollywood, I realized it has the goofy sized S-7 wheels. Anyone know where I can find whitewalls in this size online? A 1.75" width would work too. All I can find are all black in the original size.

Today I successfully laced my first wheel. I've been rebuilding a Schwinn Hollywood for my wife and am finally nearing completion. I had the wheels completely apart to polish all the spokes and rebuild the hub. After watching a few YouTube videos, I gave it a go, had the front wheel laced in...

I am finally done rebuilding my '87 Schwinn World Sport. I found it on Craigslist in January for $35, it was in pretty good shape for a 24 year old bike, but needed some work. I replaced the tires, bartape, brake levers and cables, shift cables, and chain. Fully disassembled the bike and...

US Navy, active duty. Two years in so far, one of the best decisions I have ever made. Anyone else out there currently serving in the military, or have served in the past? My office 8)

I'm looking for a good set of 26" whitewalls for my Schwinn Cruiser build, but would like to go with bigger than a 26x2.125 whitewall, maybe a 26x3? Most of the fat whitewalls I see are 24", are there any 26" options? And the big question, where can I buy them without paying a ridiculous amount?

I have a Sears 3 speed hub I'm planning to use on my next build, but I'm not sure how to set up the cable and linkage to the hub itself. Anyone have pics of this? There is a cable pulley and I'm not sure where it goes?

Is it possible to accelerate the oxidation process on raw steel and actually make rust form faster? Looking to get a nice clean steel fork rusted up to match my beat up Schwinn Cruiser :D

I'm looking for a springer like the one in this picture, anyone know anything about it that might help track it down? I've seen several like it in the gallery so I figure it must be a fairly common setup, but don't know where to begin besides the classifieds in looking for one. Even better...

Just wondering what methods everyone uses for prepping a frame for paint. Old fashioned elbow grease and sandpaper? Wire wheel? Chemical stripper? Sandblasting? Do you take the frame to bare metal before paint, or just knock off some clearcoat and spray away? On my last build I used...

Just snagged this 87 model World Sport off CL last night for $35. Good condition, needs tires and a chain for sure. Paint is good, there is no rust on the frame, wheels are clean, and the chrome and aluminum will require minimal polishing. I'm pretty excited to get this one on the road, it...

Picked up this Schwinn Cruiser last night cheap off Craigslist. Its in pretty good shape, not too much rust, and what rust is there isn't too deep. Going to clean it up this week and try to decide what direction to go with it. The stem actually says Giant, the guy I bought it from said in the...

This is my first post, I've been lurking here for a bit soaking up a ton of information. This is my first total bike rebuild, and already this site has been an awesome resource with a TON of information and lots of helpful members. Seems like a good forum here. My wife snagged this '77...