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There are a bunch of bicycle-related articles in Popular Mechanics. You can dig around through old issues here http://blog.modernmechanix.com/ Among the oddball and historic stuff: The French do things in an unusual manner: Whatever happened to the New Departure 3-speed rear sprocket? The...

Okay, my first (and probably last, judging by my wife's "Not another project!" attitude) build. Had some 26" wheels and whitewalls and some nice retro handlebars laying around from another bike project that didn't turn out as well as I would have liked (making a rat rod out of a discarded...

So I got to thinking and I remembered that when old Mad Jack Lennan sold his shop he had a few Schwinn decals laying around that he threw out (he'd lost his Schwinn franchise years earlier). I dug 'em out of the trash and put 'em in a folder. Have been carting them around for 30 years now...

So I went to the local shop and started digging around for parts for my Schwinn Speedster build. Actually found a 3 speed coaster hub that the guy was willing to part with cheap. But now I'm wondering if I've got something I'll regret. It's a Shimano hub, so I figured the build quality would...

Hello all New member here (obviously). I'm 51 years old (hence the username) and use parentheses a lot (not sure why). Have been involved in mechanical work from a very young age, having been raised with tools instead of toys by my aircraft mechanic dad. Started building up bikes from junk...

Hey all New guy here with a question. I want to build a ratbike in the Lakester tradition- primer paint job, big whitewalls, painted rims, etc. Found a nice old Schwinn Speedster frame as a starting point, was ready to start sanding and priming but then I realized that it already has a really...