Howdy y'all. Its been about a month now that I have had my kit mounted and running. I think I probably went through almost all the noob problems. From breaking studs to sinking floats... The bike has been a ton of fun and a little frustration. I really enjoy working on it and being able to trouble shoot if things go wrong.
The bike was a rigid steel 7spd schwinn cruiser. Newer model. Not sure the name. Ive stripped most of the paint of the frame, fork and gas tank. Id like to let a little surface rust to begin showing, then clear coat everything. We'll see.... The only thing different from stock is the pocket bike expansion pipe. I got that off a friend who had a wrecked pocket bike.
I replaced the handgrips with Oury brand ones. Much thicker, softer rubber. love them! Cuts down a good bit on the vibrations.
I run a 26x2.4 Maxxis Holly Roller tire in the front and a 26X2.5 Maxxis Hookworm in the back. I really like this set up. I use the same on my urban mountain bike. The front has enough tread to give you some turning traction on loose stuff, but still has a fast rolling profile. And the hookworm in the back is great. Smooth rolling. I run 60ipsi in the back and 45psi in the front.
I broke two chains within the first week of owning. The first was user error, the second was crappy materials. Anyways, I solved the problem for good... I think. I run a KMC K910 1/2x 3/16" chain. Its pretty **** big. you need two to do a MB. they run about 25 bucks through your local bike shop.
My commute is 4 miles each way, through downtown traffic. It can be a little scary. Most people just stare... Atlanta police doesnt seem to mind at all.
Ill quit rambling, here's the pics....
Freshly assembled:
Current:
Fail moment... Broke both front mounting studs at once. Was able to pull one out, the other wouldnt come. Broke off an extractor in it... Thought I was hosed. But came up with this.
We had a bunch of those pieces of metal in the bike shop. They are used randomly when installing luggage racks. Anyways, double them up. enlarge holes slightly... Its worked for about 50 miles.. Fingers crossed. Seems to be holding strong.
Thanks for looking!
The bike was a rigid steel 7spd schwinn cruiser. Newer model. Not sure the name. Ive stripped most of the paint of the frame, fork and gas tank. Id like to let a little surface rust to begin showing, then clear coat everything. We'll see.... The only thing different from stock is the pocket bike expansion pipe. I got that off a friend who had a wrecked pocket bike.
I replaced the handgrips with Oury brand ones. Much thicker, softer rubber. love them! Cuts down a good bit on the vibrations.
I run a 26x2.4 Maxxis Holly Roller tire in the front and a 26X2.5 Maxxis Hookworm in the back. I really like this set up. I use the same on my urban mountain bike. The front has enough tread to give you some turning traction on loose stuff, but still has a fast rolling profile. And the hookworm in the back is great. Smooth rolling. I run 60ipsi in the back and 45psi in the front.
I broke two chains within the first week of owning. The first was user error, the second was crappy materials. Anyways, I solved the problem for good... I think. I run a KMC K910 1/2x 3/16" chain. Its pretty **** big. you need two to do a MB. they run about 25 bucks through your local bike shop.
My commute is 4 miles each way, through downtown traffic. It can be a little scary. Most people just stare... Atlanta police doesnt seem to mind at all.
Ill quit rambling, here's the pics....
Freshly assembled:
Current:
Fail moment... Broke both front mounting studs at once. Was able to pull one out, the other wouldnt come. Broke off an extractor in it... Thought I was hosed. But came up with this.
We had a bunch of those pieces of metal in the bike shop. They are used randomly when installing luggage racks. Anyways, double them up. enlarge holes slightly... Its worked for about 50 miles.. Fingers crossed. Seems to be holding strong.
Thanks for looking!
I managed to file it down like yours then drill the bolts out and slightly deeper then retap the holes.
