indiana dave
Finally riding a big boys bike
I picked this bike up many years ago, before I was really into vintage bikes. It has been in my attic, while I've been buying, restoring, and selling many countless bikes since...
I knew this bike was old, and likely a Schwinn with the sweetheart skitooth sprocket, and old leather saddle.
Google hasn't turned up many results, and I know there were thousands of bike builders back then, so it could be a small builders bike, who uses some Schwinn cranks...
Headbadge is an old Tydol gas station sticker, and I don't see remnants or screw holes for the original badge.
I finally got it down and took it apart, regreased all the bearings, and put it back together.
The tires that were on it were shredded, and I tossed them long ago. In trying to figure out what size tires it needed, I measured the rims, and it turns out they are 26". I have a 26 x 1.75 on the front, and a 26 x 2.1215 on the back, just to get it rolling.
It is a fixed gear rear wheel. The sprocket has "AS 36" which I take to mean Arnold or Admiral Schwinn?, and assume 1936 is the year the cranks were made. Not sure if the crank is original to the bike, though.
Leather seat was intact when I bought the bike, but wind caught it on the drive home, and ripped the nose off. I've ridden it like this, around the block, but want to figure out a different, period correct seat. bars are also just out of my parts bin, for now... I plan on wrapping them in leather, or friction tape to make them look more correct.
I knew this bike was old, and likely a Schwinn with the sweetheart skitooth sprocket, and old leather saddle.
Google hasn't turned up many results, and I know there were thousands of bike builders back then, so it could be a small builders bike, who uses some Schwinn cranks...
Headbadge is an old Tydol gas station sticker, and I don't see remnants or screw holes for the original badge.
I finally got it down and took it apart, regreased all the bearings, and put it back together.
The tires that were on it were shredded, and I tossed them long ago. In trying to figure out what size tires it needed, I measured the rims, and it turns out they are 26". I have a 26 x 1.75 on the front, and a 26 x 2.1215 on the back, just to get it rolling.
It is a fixed gear rear wheel. The sprocket has "AS 36" which I take to mean Arnold or Admiral Schwinn?, and assume 1936 is the year the cranks were made. Not sure if the crank is original to the bike, though.
Leather seat was intact when I bought the bike, but wind caught it on the drive home, and ripped the nose off. I've ridden it like this, around the block, but want to figure out a different, period correct seat. bars are also just out of my parts bin, for now... I plan on wrapping them in leather, or friction tape to make them look more correct.