Found Schwinn 26" (597mm) Single speed coaster brake S5 & S6 wheelsets

[irideiam]

Looking for Schwinn 26" lightweight S5 & S6 wheelsets from the 50s-70s. Surface rust, grit and grime are fine, I just need the hubs to be complete and all the chrome to be on the rims and the rims to be straight and undamaged.

Prefer matching era wheelsets and the versions of Bendix rear hubs that were made in the US over the Mexico ones (they are stamped on the brake arms). The Mexico versions started about 73-74.

Only looking for the single speed coaster brake versions. Thank you

 

[Drosentreter]

Are the rims on the blue and white bike what you’re looking for? If so we could make a deal and I’ll send them down with your Suburban.

 

[irideiam]

No those are either S2 or S7 depending on what the models of those bikes are. Thanks for checking.

 

[coasterbrakejunkie1969]

Are the rims on the blue and white bike what you’re looking for? If so we could make a deal and I’ll send them down with your Suburban.

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I believe the style rims he is looking for are on the bike all the way left in that bunch you show. @irideiam ?

 

[Robert Troub]

Looking for Schwinn 26" lightweight S5 & S6 wheelsets from the 50s-70s. Surface rust, grit and grime are fine, I just need the hubs to be complete and all the chrome to be on the rims and the rims to be straight and undamaged.

Prefer matching era wheelsets and the versions of Bendix rear hubs that were made in the US over the Mexico ones (they are stamped on the brake arms). The Mexico versions started about 73-74.

Only looking for the single speed coaster brake versions. Thank you

I have both....will get you pics....

 

[irideiam]

Yes thanks, and possibly the one on the fare right, tires will say 26 x 1 3/8 or 26 x 1 1/4 with an indicator that they are 597mm.
They came on the Racer, Speedster and the Breeze as single speed coasters.

 

[Drosentreter]

Ahh yes. They are that size, but they don’t have good chrome.

 

[irideiam]

Ahh yes. They are that size, but they don’t have good chrome.

Thanks for keeping an eye out...

 

[Drosentreter]

If you don’t come across any with good chrome and you want them, I’ll make ya a deal.

 

[irideiam]

If you don’t come across any with good chrome and you want them, I’ll make ya a deal.

They'll come up, most folks don't like them because of the limited tire selection, so they are not hard to come by in good shape.