Schwinn Drop Out - Finished, just need to take some pics.

[brett4christ]

One last modification before I tear it down. Two Soma quills make for stylish drag bike clip-ons.

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L-O-V-E this!! Very creative, Sir Gow!!!

Another stellar idea execution that I'll have to stash in the vault for a future build!!


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[franconuevo]

The things you can do with a Collegiate, who knew?
Super Job GJ....that's a mean lookin' bike now
thanks for the vids ...they were fun and informative. good idea.

keep on ridin'
Franco

 

[furyus]

The quills are over the top. Perfect execution, not to mention the gorgeous frame mods. Super nice ride.

furyus

 

[gowjobs]

Thanks, guys! Finally got around to stripping it down for paint/finish today.
Was too hot do do it in the garage, so the dining room got the nod. Maybe some primer pics by next weekend?

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[Chad T]

Love the quill stem drag bars. How do they feel to ride with?

 

[gowjobs]

Love the quill stem drag bars. How do they feel to ride with?

The T-bars were more comfortable, but these aren't horrible. I'm willing to suffer for my art... at least until after I show it at Shiny Side Up.

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[LukeTheJoker]

Bars (aka stems) look great!

Luke.

 

[Missing Link]

Got my clip ons from the east this weekend, had to do major mods, even though they were supposed to come w/appropriate shims, didn't. And comparing them to yours...

... I am sooooo disappointed. Granted I haven't trimmed the fork or bars or done anything other than envy your build.
I think you may have set the bar... for anyone looking to use clip ons on a bike, ever again. Great job making us all feel inferior, lol.

 

[gowjobs]

Got my clip ons from the east this weekend, had to do major mods, even though they were supposed to come w/appropriate shims, didn't. And comparing them to yours...
... I am sooooo disappointed. Granted I haven't trimmed the fork or bars or done anything other than envy your build.
I think you may have set the bar... for anyone looking to use clip ons on a bike, ever again. Great job making us all feel inferior, lol.

I don't know about all of that. Yours could work out well with a few tweaks. They definitely have a monolithic appearance to them.

 

[Missing Link]

I don't know about all of that. Yours could work out well with a few tweaks. They definitely have a monolithic appearance to them.

Thanks, but your's look like a super wicked stingray or something, take the compliment and run. I can't wait to see this one w/paint, this is one of the most outside the box builds I've seen in a while.

 

[Fv2]

Bike looks great so far.
Those stems are very useful, they hold handlebars, can be handlebars, or can be used to mount a sidecar.

 

[gowjobs]

Bike looks great so far.
Those stems are very useful, they hold handlebars, can be handlebars, or can be used to mount a sidecar.

Am seriously considering incorporating a sidecar into my next build... maybe to use to haul this build.

 

[Fv2]

I started a sidecar for rELEVENt setback, I plan on using adjustable stems to mount it. They should give me a flexible mount.

 

[gowjobs]

A convertible tank (AMF? Huffy? Dunno.) showed up today, and I think it's just what my Schwinn needed.

And before anybody starts telling me how much better it would look with the tank further forward, take a second and think about what happens when the fork lays over.

 

[Fv2]

I don't know what's it's from either. I have two at home, I cut one up to fit on a Nel lusso.
Looks like a tadpole.

 

[gowjobs]

...and okay, I might be able to squeak another inch forward out of it.

 

[OddJob]

Looks good Dave! Inventive use of the stems for bars. As my sons would say, "Looks tight"

 

[Missing Link]

Tank looks cool, you could do some kind of gusset/plate up towards the head tube for a bit of continuity without interfering with the fork, like an 80s Mongoose had a baby with a Felt Deep Six .

Or like a Jimmy Shine bobber.

 

[gowjobs]

The plan is still to do a filled-molded frame and tank before the paint goes on, and that could very well include some small fillets and/or gussets. Having said that, it's the lightweight tubing and smooth headtube joints that attracted me to this Schwinn in the first place. Any augmentations that I make to the frame need to respect that visual delicacy. I'd prefer that this bike look as if there's just barely enough metal to hold everything together, even though it's proving to be surprisingly tough so far.

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[The Renaissance Man]

I really hate to see the top tube get covered with that tank. One of my favorite parts of the frame is where the chain stays pass in front of the seat tube and connect to the top tube.

Have you tried hanging the tank under the top tube?