#Schwinn heavy duti craigslist full#

MX1000 brakes with oversize Shimano mtb brake lever. emulate Centurion Member From: Coldstream, BC Signed up: Posts: 149 Bikes: 2. (used to have BULLSEYE platforms see close up) True torch double clamp stem, Prodyne bars. Heavy duti cruiser, one of the first cruisers that made a great bmx style 26' cruiser. Schwinn track bike crank arms, 42 tooth chain ring. With a vintage set of Araya chrome rims on Shimano hubs. Hard to Find Men's Schwinn Heavy Duty Cruiser Bike is Brand New & Rare 475 Call or Text show contact info. Reminicent of 1970 style metallic paint jobs. This bike was lovingly restored,we shaved off the kickstand bracket that was welded to lower chain stay tubes, then powder coated sparlkly silver base, with a clear overcoat. Schwinn Heavy Duty Banner String Pennants. Extra long chain stay tubes where advertised as giving extra room for workers wearing work boots. Vintage Schwinn Bicycle - 400 (Saint Louis) craigslist - Map data OpenStreetMap bicycle frame material: steel bicycle type: cruiser condition: good frame size: 26 inches handlebar type: cruiser suspension: none (rigid) wheel size: 26 in I'm trying to clean out some space in my garage. A bike made for heavy duti service, found mostly in work yards, equipped with front and rear baskets, these bikes where often used as work horses. Hard to Find Mens Schwinn Heavy Duty Cruiser Bike is Brand New 475 Call or Text show contact info. Many bikes just weren't built to go fast.Heavy duti cruiser, one of the first cruisers that made a great bmx style 26' cruiser.Ĭlassic 1969 Schwinn Heavy duti cruiser.

It's like the guys with their fat bikes looking for speed, so I show them a regular mountain bike or a road bike. If you want an easier to ride bike, get an easier to ride bike. As will a smaller ring, longer cranks, lighter aluminum rims, new tires. Best to use high quality stainless steel cables and teflon lined housing and use a very slippery lube inside.Īs suggested, a bigger cog will make it easier to pedal.

#Schwinn heavy duti craigslist full#

I've only ever seen 1 rear seat bridge adapter.īrazing on mounts for canti or v-brakes isn't very practical.Īnother issue is due to the all curved tubes on the frame, you usually need to use full length cable housing which has lots of drag. I have a middleweight 3 speed with a front bracket ($250 & $150 shipping). Some older models had bolt on conversion brackets for caliper brakes. And for just a relatively few units? Wouldn't happen for financial reasons. I'm sure it would take more costly machinery to make and form heavier tubing. The Schwinn ef bikes are so heavy and bomb proof to start with. late 70's Early 80's Schwinn heavy duty front wheel with fat spokes and a 'Union' made in Germany hub. I suppose the best way to check would be to completely strip the bike down and weigh the frame and compare with a known regular frame. ( google map ) make / manufacturer: SCHWINN. i've never seen any info on heavier tubing. Other variations were tabs for tanks and the King Size frames. Normally used for the 3 speed models, I've seen some single speed bikes with the elevated bridge. Those that were intended to be 3 speeds with hand brakes had flat metal elevated seat stay bridges with a hole for mounting the caliper brake and a fork with an bit of extra crown that had a caliper brake hole. There were variants of the standard middleweight frames.

Far more $$$$ than just buying a new 7 speed cruiser many of which used a 7 speed igh with built in brake either foot coaster or cable activated band or drum. I can only imagine what a similar conversion would cost now. I used a pair of drum brake hubs on a Typhoon I converted. Most don't have the holes in the fork or seat stay bridge for caliper brakes. The main issue on adding gears to the middle weights is brakes. Schwinn had a number of heavy duty models like the 'Heavy Duty American' and the 'Heavy Duty Wasp'. thicker spokes, fatter spoke nipples and rims with larger spoke nipple holes. They used the wheels from the Schwinn Twinn tandem. The 'Heavy Duti(y)' designation usually refers to the wheels.