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1963 Schwinn board track racer

I came up with a way to run a modern rear V-brake (rim brake) on a vintage frame. My goal was to make it a modular bolt on set up without welding posts on the vintage frame. Anyhow, I tested them out last night and they work great. Pretty simple set up. I bought a 14mm split shaft collar...

I need some help with my Atom drum brake set up. I picked up a NOS rear atom drum brake. I made custom rocker plates and spacers to run it as a front brake. The drum brake is just not stopping very well when moving forward. It seems to work better in reverse. Are these drum brakes...

Here are some pictures from my first vintage bicycle build. It all started with a 1963 Schwinn Jaguar frame I picked up about six weeks ago. I decided that I wanted to build a cool rat rod motorized bicycle, board track racer. Built not bought! I've designed, engineered, and fabricated this...

Hey All. I'm new from the Milwaukee area. I just got into rat rod style bicycles about six months ago. I've been big into vintage cars / hot rods / motorcycles for years now. I've restored cars and motorcycles and now I'm getting into bicycles. I bought a 1963 Schwinn Jaguar frame and my...