My 26” Schwinn bmx bike project

[Danny the schwinn freak]

Interesting finish. Looking at the pics it appears the frame was nicely rust pitted and then shot with a matt silver paint. I'm surprised it left the serial number very legible.

Clean build.
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Thank you. Haha, the frame was actually smooth as silk. That’s just a mild texture powdercoat. It is kinda coarse to the touch, but to me it looks amazing. It’s what I was going for. I love it. Thank you again.

 

[ADVHOG]

Very nice Danny! Those tires look great, I may have to try some too.

Do you like the cambium seat? I have one but haven't ridden it much yet.

 

[Danny the schwinn freak]

Very nice Danny! Those tires look great, I may have to try some too.

Do you like the cambium seat? I have one but haven't ridden it much yet.

Thank you! Tires are smooth and quiet, I absolutely love them. The seat seems pretty awesome right off the bat. I’m used to riding in s big fat mesinger cruiser seat, so this is all new to me. Happy so far tho!

 

[49autocycledeluxe]

very cool set up. must be nice to have a Schwinn with good brakes.

 

[Danny the schwinn freak]

very cool set up. must be nice to have a Schwinn with good brakes.

Thank you. It’s one of the best riding bikes I own for sure.

 

[Saving Tempest]

Not to distract too much, but here is what somebody on another group did, in kind of the opposite fashion, cruiser to MTB-like, and it to has turned out quite nicely:

https://www.bikeforums.net/beach-cruisers/1122269-refugee-scrap-pile-redux-2.html#post20260553

 

[nycet3]

As a suggestion : B66 Brooks saddle / Ashtabula stem / BMX scrambler bars / one piece crank / if you need gears 5 speed rear with a thumb shifter. My husband who worked at Schwinn (engineering) in the early 80's built up a a few of these while also working on the King Sting. I'll post pictures of the bikes when I get a chance...

That's very cool that your husband worked on the King Sting.