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  1. lildietz

    My $37 1954 Schwinn Ladies balloon tire!

    My mom found the pair of bikes at a moving sale along with a box of parts. One bike was a 1979 Schwinn Spitfire. Done. OK, change of plan. The other bike I have that I was planning on doing up was a 1968 Speedster. I got a 1954 Schwinn Ladies balloon tire bike for $37 today from the owner of...
  2. lildietz

    Why are there no events in Orlando?

    I want something to happen in Florida... This stinks. Just look at Orlando? Everyone has heard of it, plenty of people live around it, yet there are no events here (that I am aware of). I would love to be able to get something started, like a show and swap. Any input? Anybody here in the Orlando...
  3. lildietz

    Questions and discussion: My 1979 Spitfire project

    I am starting this thread in hopes of being able to ask the questions I have here, instead of starting a new thread each time I have one. Let's see how this works... 1.) What is the largest (widest) tire you have fit on a Schwinn middleweight fork? 2.) What is the seatpost diameter on my bike...
  4. lildietz

    Bendix hub servicing

    I am in the process of restoring a 1979 Schwinn Spitfire, and today I undertook the task of cleaning up the rear wheel. I want to get inside the Bendix hub, clean it up, regrease it (with my buddy Phil Wood), and put it back together. I've never done this before and I need to know if there is...
  5. lildietz

    Hello!

    Hello. I'm just starting to discover how cool these rat rod bikes are. A little about me... I work in a bike shop in the hot, humid, overpopulated state of Florida. I am in to mountain bikes and riding them, more so than cruisers and road bikes. Singlespeeds are awesome, even if someone doesn't...
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