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| I just came across my father's childhood bike from the early 30s. It was made by the Colson Co in Ohio and says Speed Bike on it. It has the old solid hard rubber tires. Does anyone know if they can be replaced, and if so, who does that type of work. Appreciate any input/advice. |
| I have a thirties vintage chain driven trike that I am interested in restoring. The trike has everything with the exception of the front fender and frame badge. The seat pan needs recovering and is missing the seat springs. Any help with resources or contacts would be appreciated. Any other restoration tips would be appreciated also. |
| Hi John,i have just completed a restoration on a 60s trike made by a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN company called super elliott.i will try and send some pics.unless you have restored bikes in the past the only advice i can give is DONT THROW ANYTHING OUT,TAKE YOUR TIME IN WHAT YOU DO,SPEND AS MUCH MONEY AS YOUR BUDGET ALLOWS depending obviously on the rarity of your machine AND IF YOU ARE GOING TO ALTER THE ORIGINALITY OF THE BIKE TRY AND USE PERIOD BITS.From what i know about mine it seems to be fairly rare.Would you believe i have on of their tandems as well,next project.also take as many digital pics at every stage of restoration,helps when you put it back together,send some if you can.only to happy to give advice and guidance if needed. paul viner |
| Where can I find decals, New or repo for Schwinn Typhoon or New world bikes |
| Try either Memory Lane Classics (www.memorylane-classics.com), or Maple Island Sales (www.mapleislandsales.com). Good luck! |
| Try ebay-type in Schwinn bicycles. I've seen lots of decals on ebay. Good luck! |
| This is a personal invite to anyone interested in bicycle restorations from myself to those who may want to join a new growing list that is dedicated cycle restorations. There are no hard fast governing rules to adhere to, and it seems like a very congenial group. So far there are about 380 members and when I joined a few months ago there might have only 30-40, so it is growing quickly. To join, click on the URL listed below. http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bicycle_Restoration I just joined the Wheelmen after lurking from the outside for years and have found most lists are dedicated the either Antiques, Lightweight Racer, Balloon Tyre, or Touring bikes etc, but no group deals with all areas of interest. I'd like too see a list in which all cycle groups come together and share information. It doesn't matter what era a cycle is from, we can all share our knowledge and interest. P.S. to all, this is a personal disclaimer. This is not an attempt by me to steal away folks from the Bob, CR Lists or other lists as I'm a member of both and plan on staying active with both. It's just nice to have another public forum with which to air information without restrictions. Best regards, Peter Naiman Glendale, WI |
| i have a 64 girls schwinn. broke it down, cleaned it up, and now i am reassembling and have hit two snags. 1) i had to replace the crank and now the crankset wont fit. i thought schwinns were universal for parts except the wheel sizes. do i have to replace it all? i want to keep as much original as possibe and the crankset is in great shape. 2) the headset is bizarre. dont know if it was tinkered with over the years, but there is no top head race. looks like the frame is grooved to be the race. and when i put everything in place there is a large gap between the pieces so nothing is snug and i have a lot of wobble in the fork? i know i didnt lose any parts. is this a design shwinn used or do i have to get a headset too? appreciate any help |
| As far as I know, all Schwinns back then used a Schwinn spec Ashtabula crank, different threading, and posibly width? Schwinn used two common headsets, the standard upper and lower cup style, and the Deluxe headset, which looked more like a British or European headset, the top bearing race was inverted, the top cup screwed down over the race which was pressed into the frame. Both types look very different from the other when installed. All Schwinn threads are usually 26 threads per inch. |
| Schwinn used 26 tpi, most of the others of that vintage, like Huffy used 24 tpi. You may have gotten a Wald replacement set of bottom bracket bearings which was 24 tpi. It happens. Look for Schwinn only bb sets from one of the stingray websites and you will be ok. Memory Lane is one: http://www.memorylane-classics.com/ Maple Island is another. |