1959 schwinn klunker

[coasterbrakejunkie1969]

I have a 59 schwinn frame with no brake mount on the rear only a fender mount. What is the easiest safest way to mount a rear brake. Also suggestions for a straight front fork ? Thanks any help appreciated

 

[bloo]

Someone (Wald?) made a special bolt, actually a right angle bracket/bolt hybrid exactly for that purpose. Unfortunately there are not many around and they tend to be expensive.

 

[Andrew Gorman]

I think it was a French manufacturer- they work well. There are some home made ones on the interwebs.

 

[bloo]

Found what I was thinking of and its a Schwinn part, @Xlobsterman posted it here. Part numbers in the link:

Was there a 26" middleweight Girls 3 Speed Bike offered in 1970 | All Things Schwinn

If there was can anyone tell me the model? If there wasnt can someone tell me the closest model yr there was (ex. Pre 1970 or post 1970)

thecabe.com

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[Talon]

There is the Mafac, and the Schwinn Script brakes. They clamp on the frame. And design to be a center pull. The picture below shows what one looks like on the fork.

 

[Talon]

Okay, if you go to the Vintage Mountain Bike thread. And look for the klunker build. Go to Page 4. Then look at the 5th picture down. You will see both front and back brakes installed. Sorry, I am not able to send the link.

 

[Talon]

Klunker build. Dutch build

 

[Andrew Gorman]

Just by chance I found an electrical part that has come potential to be turned into something like this- a "mechanical lug" for a ground wire

Brumall - GLA-4 4 AWG Single wire mechanical lug - aluminum termination lug

Buy 4 AWG single wire single barrel grounding lug with slotted screw. Has one .21” #10 mounting hole and is 3/8” wide. Allows 4 AWG to 14 AWG copper or aluminum wire, and is UL recognized. Aluminum with tin plating. Brumall Brand. Made in the USA from domestic and imported parts.

lugsdirect.com

You'd have to shop around for sizes and materials but it looks like you could adapt one with a rat tail file. Haven't tried this myself...

 

[Andrew Gorman]

On second thought-after looking at it-it would bolt through the fender hole on the bridge, but the open hole is still pointing down. You'd need to add another angle bracket for the brake.

 

[coasterbrakejunkie1969]

I'm going to put some time in and come up with something that will work how visually appealing we will see. If it works that become secondary. I would imagine that something that looked nice and worked would be quite desirable. Altering another product may be the best way to get there.