schwinn heavy duty

[hutch73]

i found this the other week. i was driving to the bike shop to get a tube and it was sitting out at a yard sale. got it for $30. the coolest thing it how thick and beefy the spokes are...

 

[sensor]

great score :mrgreen:

 

[jerrylee]

Awesome... is that the one Matt rode this evening? We find all the best bikes here in Indy.

 

[CCR]

how come it has the rear brake mount, i thought the heavy dutys were coasters only ?

nice find regardless

 

[Rustinkerer]

how come it has the rear brake mount, i thought the heavy dutys were coasters only ?

Schwinn generally pulled whatever was handy, so there are a lot of coaster bikes w/that frame. Usually they have the coaster fork though. Also, the 'hockey stick' chainguard used on 54-58 middleweights, some have a tacked on clip for a brake cable on ladies' bikes. But I've seen that guard on men's bikes, in fact I have a 54 Corvette men's (rough original) that has it. ~Adam

 

[Uncle Stretch]

I get them all the time now and i think since most of them are produced for plant bikes the things on the rear are for side baskets and not brakes. They come with either two side baskets or one big one in the front. Funny thing is either the cantileaver model or the twin bar one has the same exact dimensions.