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I finally found the 12-gauge S2 spokes for my ACS hubs through Memory Lane. As for the color, it's not the standard Schwinn metallic red, mine is powder coated with candy red over a silver flake base, with a clear coat over the red. With the exception of a missing chain guard, this is how the...

My rims had some damaged spokes, and there was one missing entirely from the rear, so I'm ordering a full set of new spokes, in stainless, so I won't have any more issues. For now, I robbed the wheels off of a swap meet Huffy Nel Lusso, just so I can have it rolling. I just finished assembling...

I need to find some for an early-'90s Raleigh mountain bike I'm rebuilding, too, so I'll check them out. Thanks!

Question for the group: What's the consensus on replacing wheels on an older bike with new ones? Debating if it's worth it to spend $90 on a complete, but used, S2 front wheel, or just spend $100 on new wheels for front and rear. Thoughts?

OK. Let me see how the week pans out, work-wise. And thanks for the info on the build date. I was born in February, too.

How much, Danny? Except for the tube forks, it's a dead ringer for my '80. Oh, and how do I tell the build date on mine from the headbadge stamp? Mine is 0350.

Check that. I need some .105" spokes...

I need a complete front axle and some .120" spokes for an '80 Schwinn Cruiser. I'd love to find a headset and a chain guard, too.

I'll be in Riverside, CA tomorrow on business, and am hoping to find a shop that can help me with a few parts I'm still missing. If you know or one in the area, can you help me out? Thanks!

Where are you in Orange? Got a website?

Nope, the hub itself is OK. I need the axle, bearings and hardware.

I know, but I HATE dealing with eBay. I try to avoid it as much as possible.

Danny, If you still have it next week, I'll buy it. Mine is thrashed, and actually has numbers stamped right in the middle of it. P

One more odd question, what's the best way to reproduce the "arrowhead" pinstripes on the forks? As soon as I can get the kickstand out of my frame, I'll be taking it in for powder coating, and I'll want to add them back after the new paint is done.

Done. I'm at [email protected]

Yup.

LOL! I had STARTED in California, NY was for family, as my Mom needed to be close to my grandmother, who had cancer. I was 14, and got taken from Orange County to a farm in the boonies. At the time, it was like going to Mars, but the 10 months I spent there were a huge amount of fun, too.

Cool. I'll be here...

Just something I've always done. Why do I remember that a pre-HEI small block Chevy V8 uses a DR2270P point set? I think I remember this one, though, because it struck me as being a low number.

THAT, I can't do. I sold it in '83, and never saw it again.

What years was this size used?

Super cool collection.

30 years ago, while living on a farm in Upstate New York, I was needing some bike parts and a neighbor invited me to his place to look through the huge pile of bicycles his father had collected over the years for what I needed. While he didn't have any pedals I like for my then new, GT BMX...

Thanks, Mike. I feel like I'm catching on pretty fast to what it is I'm needing for this bike, and the CABE has been the best resource I've found. I have a lot of experience in automotive restoration, and can usually figure things out pretty well, but I was spoiled as a kid because we had five...

Looking for; Crankset Headset Stem Chain Guard Front axle and heavy-gauge spokes for S2 rims (fronts are approx. 10" long, need to measure rears,) rim liners, and 2 x 2.125 Tires. Whitewalls would be OK, but i'd prefer gum walls or even solid red. I also need the bearings for a Bendix...

I'll grab some pics in daylight, tomorrow. I did find a page from a Schwinn catalog that identified my rims as S2's. (Dual knurls, and .120-gauge spokes). Here's a few of the front rim.

Hi, Folks. I've ridden Schwinns since I was a little kid, but I never bothered to learn any of the details about their parts, or the differences between models. Now, I'm wanting to rebuild the 1980 Cruiser that's been in my backyard since I dragged it out of the desert five years ago, and I'm...