Schwinn King Size Registry & Research Project

[sworley]

Cheap KS in Minneapolis: https://www.facebook.com/share/18yRDRSUkF/?mibextid=wwXIfr

 

[sworley]

@Legislator I think I came across your dad rocking and rolling this week on RAGBRAI.

 

[Legislator]

@Legislator I think I came across your dad rocking and rolling this week on RAGBRAI.

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Yup! That's my Pops alright, blasting tunes across the state of Iowa. He rides that bike a LOT!

Tell him hi for me if you run into him again!

 

[sworley]

Awesome! Yep, he was doing great, bopping right along and having a good time! I'm back home now, only rode 4 days.

 

[Alienbaby17]

Cheap KS in Minneapolis: https://www.facebook.com/share/18yRDRSUkF/?mibextid=wwXIfr

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Just picked this exact one up today. Funny thing was I was looking at FBMP last night and saw this bike for sale. I thought it looked like a King Size. I was looking up the serial number and I came back to this thread and there was the bike for sale. Even though I’ve already got one on this registry I had pick this one up.

 

[irideiam]

Sweet find, I don't wanna be negative Nancy but I have to say that fork is bent, easy to fix though

 

[Alienbaby17]

Sweet find, I don't wanna be negative Nancy but I have to say that fork is bent, easy to fix though

I don’t know if you saw it but the seller included an extra (straight) fork leaning against the back wheel.

 

[WillWork4Parts]

I don’t know if you saw it but the seller included an extra (straight) fork leaning against the back wheel.

For your sake, I hope that extra fork is longer than the NOS 70s replacement fork that I had...it came up to be just long enough for the headset, minus the top nut.
Even if it is short, you can still have the original one straightened, not too big of a deal. Prewar ladies' forks happen to be the right length too.

 

[Alienbaby17]

For your sake, I hope that extra fork is longer than the NOS 70s replacement fork that I had...it came up to be just long enough for the headset, minus the top nut.
Even if it is short, you can still have the original one straightened, not too big of a deal. Prewar ladies' forks happen to be the right length too.

I tested the replacement fork this evening. It will be a fine fit.

 

[sworley]

A KS fork is a rare item. Nice to have a spare. That frameset was a great price