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Just finished building up my King Size American and I'm ready to move on to the next project-- a board track build. After riding my King Size frame for a while now, I don't think I'll want to downsize. I'm 5.9' and find the KS to be a pretty comfortable fit. I'm wondering a couple things...

Hey everyone, I'm nearly finished wrapping up my Schwinn American King Size rat/rebuild. Just need to get some tires and mount this old Miller generator. This was my first build and I learned a LOT both from experience and the very helpful members of this forum, thanks to all. Before any work...

Hey everyone, I'm parting out an Schwinn/Excelsior built Panther and one of the rods on the front springer is cracked. It should probably be welded to prevent future failure. I'm wondering; should I cancel my eBay auction, mig/wire feed weld the crack and put it back up? Or is there a higher...

Thanks for assembling. Yesterday I picked up a bike that I don't know anything about and cant find any information on. It's a Schwinn Excelsior, the head tube emblem reads "Schwinn Excelsior Built". I'm not sure what this bike is supposed to have or not supposed to have, for that matter...

Aloha! A rusty (female frame) beaut came up on my CL. I've been lookin' for a springer for my King Size American (Schwinn) project. I only need the springer forks and would probably part out the remainder. I called the guy and asked what model it was be he hadn't a clue! I can get this for...

Hey everyone! I'm in need of some advice. I recently picked up a completely original Schwinn King Size American on Craigslist. It was a rust bucket but I had the plan already so I forked over $80 for it and got started. I didn't know anything about this bike until I started researching other...

Hey all! Greetings from Wisconsin! It was just a short matter of time before I knew I needed to join this forum due to the vast amount of information and sources of inspiration that I found on this site. I'm working on my second bike now, and my first vintage piece so you'll be seeing a...