1936 Schwinn Tall Straightbar Rat Racer

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Extra tall Schwinn Straightbar, clear matte powdercoat, 28" inverted California bars with paperboy hooks and '30s Torrington 18 pedals.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Looks good! I like the pix with the effects also.

 

[cl222]

The frame seems to have an interesting history.

 

[HxCforever]

I love it.

 

[Araya51]

Kool Racer.!!!

 

[A.S.BOLTNUT]

Now that's not just your run of the Mill Straight bar Frame !



~RafaeL~

 

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Here it is now, I have been doing club rides and commuting on it. Fast, solid ride.

 

[1beaglebaby]

Its so cool!!

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Looks, and I bet it rides, great!

Luke.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

The first set of bars looked interesting but also looked uncomfortable at best, I like the new ones much better! The lucky 7 looked better (to me) in the first pix but I'm sure you swapped it around for a better riding position.

Very cool bike, looks fun to ride!

 

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Thanks for the comments.
Yeah, I have a long stem I'm considering putting on it so I can flip the lucky 7 seat post back forward facing (I like that look much better too), but it feels better with the extra room. I'll keep tweaking it until it feels just right, and I'll keep ya posted.

 

[Joosh]

Nice riding with you on the Cruz! Didn't know you got a RRB account!

 

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Here's a shot from yesterday. Cold & Cloudy.

 

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[Bicycle808]

Switching those bars was an excellent idea. INteresting frame. Looks even taller than the typical tall-boy Schwinn of the era. Was it modified at some point?

 

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Yes, good eye. This is extra tall and I was told that the top tube was replaced. I imagine it was originally a motorbike style with the top tube being straight and just the part that attaches to the seat post being bent, like this other tall boy I have....

 

[Bicycle808]

Cool. It's a hott frame w/ a nice build around it. Nice job.

 

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Thanks. Here's a pic I took today on the ride home. It rides so smooth. Love it.

 

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got a flat Friday....

 

[Joosh]

Stolen?