I brought the Schwinn High Sierra frame back into the basement from the scrap pile and put the original wheels back on. Using one of the downtubes from a previous elgin gender swap I'll crate a twin top tube frame. Picked up an NOS chrome 26" cruiser fork from the LBS (amazing what those guys have stashed away under the workbench) since i used the original on the Rollfaster project. The rear wheel spacers got shuffled around, rim re-dished, chain stay's narrowed a few mm and drop outs re-aligned for single speed action. Front cranks were stripped of their (eccentric) bio pace rings and a vuelta middle ring installed. Chrome KMC chain and freewheel are at the ready. fitting a headset is once again a challenge as i'm about a 1/4" shy on the steerer tube length. I think I'll cut the headtube this time instead of my usual of splicing the steerer tube. I had a stumpy GT bmx stem that fit the orignal aluminum bars just right. The bars a little bent and about 36" wide so there's another project. The only issues to work out are that i sold the rollercam brakes on e-bay so the plan is to weld new brake bosses on the underside of the chainstays to hide them. Working on some interresting tire and trim ideas.....more new meets old style.....stay tuned..
As rough as the bike looks i dont think it had very many miles on it. original everything and very little wear on the crank arms and the bear traps are in pretty good shape.
As found
As rough as the bike looks i dont think it had very many miles on it. original everything and very little wear on the crank arms and the bear traps are in pretty good shape.
As found
