junkyardjeff Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Picked it up a couple years ago and now time to get it rideable,just sent the check for a correct fork and fenders and will be looking for a set of rims. It had been wrecked as evidence of the bent fork and the remains of the axle in the fork,been hanging in a friend's dad's shed for many years and I have a feeling it was not too old when it was damaged. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryB Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Cool bike! Not many kids that I knew had a Schwinn back in the day. I had an AMF Roadmaster, the poor kids similar bike but far from as well built as the Schwinn. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Western Auto was the big store in our town. We all had wizards. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Proceed carefully. Originality is everything in that world. Check out https://thecabe.com/forum/ if you aren't already over there. Great find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 Trying to put it back together with original parts and I frequent the cable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 On 4/3/2024 at 8:21 PM, TerryB said: Cool bike! Not many kids that I knew had a Schwinn back in the day. I had an AMF Roadmaster, the poor kids similar bike but far from as well built as the Schwinn. Only one on my neighborhood had a Schwinn,I had a AMF and the rest Huffys. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 22 hours ago, TAKerry said: Western Auto was the big store in our town. We all had wizards. Yes! My first one in 1951 came from Western Auto. LUSTED after a Black Phantom. Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 I've been riding this bicycle since 1969. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 1 hour ago, Ben Bruce aka First Born said: Yes! My first one in 1951 came from Western Auto. LUSTED after a Black Phantom. Ben Well before my time, LOL. I was born in '64. My bicycle years were all about banana seats and ape hanger handle bars! The bikes with the shifter on the horizontal tube were the best. I had a good friend with all of the above only his had an actual steering wheel instead of handle bars. That one was the one bike that I wanted more than anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryB Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 I bought a Schwinn multi speed 26” bike to ride on local rail trails about 20 years ago. It was not the original Schwinn company but hey, it still said Schwinn ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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