Schwinn Cruiser 1988 Wine Red

[pw_pw_la]

PS. Just played 11 pages of catch-up with my morning coffee (while slapping the cat every time he tried to dip his paw in it) and 'twas a lovely way to start the day.

I laughed out loud a couple of times.

Not at the bike, settle down, but at such things as mentioning the war for discount.

Entertaining and informative in equal measure.

Which is the build thread gold standard.

Carry on Imlach, carry on...

 

[KermitGKona88]

Just so that everyone knows I haven't even begun to mention the war yet...

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Just so that everyone knows I haven't even begun to mention the war yet...

Which one? Sorry

 

[KermitGKona88]

Any of them going back to Thermopylae...

 

[Mickeyspinn]

Fresh from Swarfbeards workshop...
A custom and very odd sized headset!
This will fit a 1 1/8 fork where a 1 1/8 never was!


Close quarters bore for the 1 1/8 steerer....no paint allowed on that steerer





Cutting the seat for the bearing races....tricky lil job that


And that race is snug like a bug in a rug...


Getting the cup down to size to suit Schwinn's take on things
Then rinse and repeat for the other race...
And we have a headset and match



And then just a little bit of polish...


That's mickeyspinn signing out....all down to you brother Imlach

Get Klunkin!

 

[pw_pw_la]

Soooooooo good!

You're a lucky boy @Imlach!

 

[Imlach]

Fresh from Swarfbeards workshop...
A custom and very odd sized headset!
This will fit a 1 1/8 fork where a 1 1/8 never was!

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Close quarters bore for the 1 1/8 steerer....no paint allowed on that steerer

View attachment 659867


View attachment 659868
Cutting the seat for the bearing races....tricky lil job that

View attachment 659869
And that race is snug like a bug in a rug...

View attachment 659874
Getting the cup down to size to suit Schwinn's take on things
Then rinse and repeat for the other race...
And we have a headset and match

View attachment 659875

And then just a little bit of polish...
View attachment 659877

That's mickeyspinn signing out....all down to you brother Imlach

Get Klunkin!

Klunkin' we will be a-going. I'm going to start sanding down the steerer tomorrow.

Soooooooo good!

You're a lucky boy @Imlach!

I am indeed, brother Mickey made me believe in miracles

Sanding and hydrating to come.

 

[grey-beard]

Fresh from Swarfbeards workshop...
A custom and very odd sized headset!
This will fit a 1 1/8 fork where a 1 1/8 never was!

View attachment 659866
Close quarters bore for the 1 1/8 steerer....no paint allowed on that steerer

View attachment 659867


View attachment 659868
Cutting the seat for the bearing races....tricky lil job that

View attachment 659869
And that race is snug like a bug in a rug...

View attachment 659874
Getting the cup down to size to suit Schwinn's take on things
Then rinse and repeat for the other race...
And we have a headset and match

View attachment 659875

And then just a little bit of polish...
View attachment 659877

That's mickeyspinn signing out....all down to you brother Imlach

Get Klunkin!

Custom headsets, genius.
I've often wished that someone? Would make a headset to use an 1 1/8" steerer in a 1" headtube.

 

[Mickeyspinn]

Custom headsets, genius.
I've often wished that someone? Would make a headset to use an 1 1/8" steerer in a 1" headtube.

That would be more than genius that would be black magic! Thankfully with Schwinn's headtube dimensions there's just enough "room" to acheive it as it's actually bigger than a 1" steerer headtube. It's achieveable with standard parts however only on threaded forks but stack height increases and sealing goes out the window!
I might make a little batch of these if I get enough enquiries as building custom klunkers with custom forks is well ....limited on choice!

 

[grey-beard]

That would be more than genius that would be black magic! Thankfully with Schwinn's headtube dimensions there's just enough "room" to acheive it as it's actually bigger than a 1" steerer headtube. It's achieveable with standard parts however only on threaded forks but stack height increases and sealing goes out the window!
I might make a little batch of these if I get enough enquiries as building custom klunkers with custom forks is well ....limited on choice!

It exists in my head. What about external cups? Is that a thing? Where the headtube presses into the cup rather than the cup into the tube? Have I just invented something?