I'm in but have no frame yet. I have no idea of what kind of frame, just that it will be an old cruiser style of some kind. I'm moving back to the Philippines and will get a frame as I get settled in. I'm going to visit a shop in Manila that has more old bikes than I ever expected to find. BZKLETA Bikes. They are the only place I've found over there with classic bikes. I'm hoping to get one of those up on the wall.
I can only ship smaller items, so I have been stockpiling and sending over bike parts ahead of time. My new forks and seat came in today. They are already wrapped up and ready to ship. I'm just waiting on travel restrictions to let up to move to our new house.
This build will incorporate a Bendix original skiptooth hub and chain. They will be used as a front braking system. I have the Hawthorne chain wheel also, but it probably won't be used.
The drivetrain is something that I don't have yet. No cranks or hub. I can't find the SRAM 2 speed anywhere so the SA kickback is looking good. I need to look in the for sale section here again first. A yellow or red band kickback would be great. I think I'll need a lower gear with the weight of the bike.
I'm using 26 x 3 whitewalls, so I have to add some spacers to the fork for width and most probably make some dropout extensions for the unknown frame to make it fit.
I measured the springer today and it just needs a couple of spacers about a half inch wide. It needed nylon or brass washers on the pivot points anyway.
If the unknown frame is wide enough in the stays then it may be good to go, but I also want to make a rear suspension with the dropout extensions. I have an old spring from a Schwinn springer for that. I am planning to have everything bolt on.
For parts that need to be fabbed up, I'm going to support the local economy and have them made at a metal fabrication shop. Over in the Philippines, they are different than what you might see here in a shop. Gloves and safety goggles, even welding hoods are optional. They wear sunglasses to weld with. Yikes!
I don't have rims or a rear hub yet, but I have a friend over there who build wheels that I'll employ for both wheels.
I have a leather Brooks type seat I got several years ago but saw another one on Amazon and couldn't resist the price. The wife and I have done a lot of shopping online since the coronavirus took over. So, I always need to get something to make the cost of shipping free. That's how I got my seat and springer with some other bike stuff without having to beg.
I'm using the old handlebars and stem from my 42 Hawthorne. I think the bars were from a girl's bike, they are half moon but not that large. They will work for this build though.
Just a frame, cranks, and wheels is all that's needed.
I can only ship smaller items, so I have been stockpiling and sending over bike parts ahead of time. My new forks and seat came in today. They are already wrapped up and ready to ship. I'm just waiting on travel restrictions to let up to move to our new house.
This build will incorporate a Bendix original skiptooth hub and chain. They will be used as a front braking system. I have the Hawthorne chain wheel also, but it probably won't be used.
The drivetrain is something that I don't have yet. No cranks or hub. I can't find the SRAM 2 speed anywhere so the SA kickback is looking good. I need to look in the for sale section here again first. A yellow or red band kickback would be great. I think I'll need a lower gear with the weight of the bike.
I'm using 26 x 3 whitewalls, so I have to add some spacers to the fork for width and most probably make some dropout extensions for the unknown frame to make it fit.
I measured the springer today and it just needs a couple of spacers about a half inch wide. It needed nylon or brass washers on the pivot points anyway.
If the unknown frame is wide enough in the stays then it may be good to go, but I also want to make a rear suspension with the dropout extensions. I have an old spring from a Schwinn springer for that. I am planning to have everything bolt on.
For parts that need to be fabbed up, I'm going to support the local economy and have them made at a metal fabrication shop. Over in the Philippines, they are different than what you might see here in a shop. Gloves and safety goggles, even welding hoods are optional. They wear sunglasses to weld with. Yikes!
I don't have rims or a rear hub yet, but I have a friend over there who build wheels that I'll employ for both wheels.
I have a leather Brooks type seat I got several years ago but saw another one on Amazon and couldn't resist the price. The wife and I have done a lot of shopping online since the coronavirus took over. So, I always need to get something to make the cost of shipping free. That's how I got my seat and springer with some other bike stuff without having to beg.
I'm using the old handlebars and stem from my 42 Hawthorne. I think the bars were from a girl's bike, they are half moon but not that large. They will work for this build though.
Just a frame, cranks, and wheels is all that's needed.
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