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As with most of my bikes they start with a silly idea... :o At a car boot sale (english equivalent of a swap meet i guess) I saw a proper equestrian saddle for sale and thought... 'cool... I wonder what that'd be like on a bike?' So i bought it (along with a whole load of leather fittings...

Well my 49 Columbia is about as finished as i can get so far except that all the nuts and bolts that hold the springer assembly were all missing :roll: Are they normal bolts or are they only partly threaded (to allow smooth movement on the pivots? ) The forks are currently out of alignment and a...

I have a 1949 Columbia, that I'm hoping to start putting together sometime soon. Its a straighbar type frame and I was wondering, Is the tank peculiar to Columbia models alone or were they used on other bikes? All I have is a terribly badly cast fibreglass tank that really does look as bad as...

Just took delivery today (ebay purchase) what appears to be a 1949 Columbia. It has issues, pretty much the only bit worth salvaging is to be honest is the frame and springer forks, the chainguard and rack are from a repro RX-5 and in very nice order. Sadly however, the tank and fenders are very...

Does anybody know if anyone supplies the 3volt buzzers for tank bike buzzers? Not the whole battery carrier and button, just the buzzer? Mines getting decidedly erratic and mumbly. I've had the buzzer unit to bits and cleaned as best as possible and got it working again after a prolonged period...

Does anybody know if an early style girls finned Schwinn tank with a horn will fit a Schwinn Hollywood frame please :D I'd like the one in the for sale section to fit on my wifes Hollywood but need to check before buying (I'm in the UK). Thanks

Mrs Bodge who isn't the worlds keenest cyclist (but is getting into it) said the other week that she'd quite like something in keeping with my bike and the whole 'retro' type thing... I found this yesterday amongst the Beetle bonnets and Splitty parts at a VW show. Aside from a thumb tack in the...

Does anyone know if the older Schwinn dog leg cranks (chrome) will fit the '95 anniversary cruiser deluxe models? Mine has a black painted chainring and crank from new. I love the bike but never really thought the black crank and ring looked right. I'd like to swap it out for a chrome ring and...

... but cool nonetheless. Skyways (with Skyway brake blocks). DC brakes... pretty cool. I know nowt about BMXs. Haven't had one since I had an Ammaco when I was about 12!

No Idea what I'm gonna do with this to be honest... but for £14... $20! I wasn't gonna pass it up. So far a flat back tyre seems to be the extent of the work required to get it riding! The chrome needs doing with steel wool but is actually pretty good. Maybe a banana seat to get my butt back...

Just wanted to share... My little girl who is 7 rode tonight for the first time without stabilisers, she was very nervous but did herself, and me proud. I'm already thinking of making a little cruiser for her from a Bratz bike I've got!! :lol:

Yesterdays find at a car boot sale (swapmeet) It came out of a horsebox as i was walking by and was walking away with me about 30 seconds later :D Cost less than a takeaway meal!

Not exactly a Schwinn Panther or a Pea Picker but for $15 (a tenner) I wasn't going to leave it... Put air in the tires and ran at it screaming with the steel wool and WD40 and it was up n about in no time! Not sure what to do with it yet... It may become a donor for other projects

I'm not usually one for doing build threads to be honest. I usually set off on a project and rattle through it until the end then think 'I should've taken photos as I went along!' So this time I will! I started with this rather generic and frankly dull Apollo Retro cruiser I got off my brother...

Kinda! Could anyone tell me the approx build date for my brother's Schwinn Hollywood... I haven't any photos at the moment but its a girls bike, mid blue and white, with painted (not chromed) fenders. The serial numbers are FA30852 on one rear dropout and F75 on the other. Does that mean june...

I really fancy putting a speedo on my Schwinn cruiser but am unsure as to which one would be right. I want a 'cable from the front wheelhub' type rather than a 'wheel on the tyre' type. Am i right in thinking that a donor speedo will have to come from another 26 inch wheel bike? I've seen a...

Anybody on here from the UK win the repro Columbia 5 star that went on eBay the other night? Nice bike and rare over here... although the seller wouldn't have it that it was a repop and not the original 50's version :?

I bought myself a Schwinn Cruiser Deluxe last week and I'm very please with it. Its black and chrome with deep fenders, rack, fenderlight etc. I think its about 15-20 years old... The only thing I would like to change is the crank and chainring as it is black. I want to swap it for a chrome one...

I'm thinking of maybe getting a Schwinn Deluxe but I'm not keen on the seven speed nexus or the cabling & clutter that goes with it and brake cables... kinda spoils the vintage look! Has anyone 'retro styled' a DL7 to look older? I'm in the UK so US built cruisers are thin on the ground to say...

Does anyone here have any experience of shipping either complete bikes or Frames outside the US (namely to the UK)? I'm wanting to buy a frame in the US and get it to the UK. It must be do-able but seems very hard :( Have any of you guys sent frames abroad... We're starved of good bikes over...