55 Sunburn Schwinn Klunker

[WillWork4Parts]

Cjell Mone's bike doesn't quite meet the Cantilever criteria, but holy crap, check out the tire clearance, stand over height, and wishbone joint at the BB!

 

[Miq]

Cjell Mone's bike doesn't quite meet the Cantilever criteria, but holy crap, check out the tire clearance, stand over height, and wishbone joint at the BB!

It’s a provocative bike and clearly it has canti roots. It’s amazing to see the form being pushed so far, but when you are a renowned frame maker, it’s no surprise.

Radavist

 

[thebigorangecat]

Thanks for the KUDOS! Here are two other Canti builds I have done in this motif!

 

[Miq]

There is more info on Robert Stewart's prewar Cantilevel Klunker at Alan Bonds site Clunkers.net

Ukai 2.125 rims

Cook Bros. fork

Makes a lot of sense to me.

 

[LifesRad]

Here are few pics of legit Schwinn cantilever klunkers being ridden in the birth of mountain biking era. Many of these pics are featured in @repackrider Charlie Kelly's book Fat-Tire Flyer. Wende Cragg took many of these photos and they can also be found in this great article she wrote about the birth of mountain biking at The Radavist site.

Unknown rider in Repack race on a sweet green canti klunker with OG saddle and a front drum brake (Repack Camera Corner 1978)
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Rob Stewart leading the pack with his canti klunker in the first klunker cross country race (photo by Gary Fisher 1977) a favorite of @J-wagon
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Fred Wolf and son Zuzu living on the edge in 1977:
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This is Fred's canti klunker on Alpine Dam in 1976:
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Unknown contestant at the start of the first Mammoth Mountain Kamikaze downhill race in 1985 on a BMX modified canti klunker:
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Imagine the memories that kid zuzu has growing up!!! That’s awesome!! I love that pic. Gotta be the best one I’ve seen in along time!!! Solid, killer fun outside!!! What a great pic……thanks for sharing that.

 

[Miq]

Got my JTT fork yesterday and went to the studio tonight for more assembly. Treated the raw polished fork with Rust Prevention Magic and seated the crown race with some PVC pipe.

V brake posts on the fork for this klunker.

Reissue Nitto MX-2 stem. When @GTs58 picked it up the other day he said, “well, you blew your whole weight budget there”. It’s chunky cool!

Mocked up the reissue Nitto B721 chro-mo handlebars I plan to use and threw the seat post clamp on. I need to cut the fork threads down 3/16” to get the headset nut to tighten all the way down. A new band was practicing in the studio tonight. Nice guys.

 

[Miq]

Worked last night and today on the Sunburn. Took a few threads off the top of the fork using this donor headset cone as the hacksaw guide and thread chaser.

V-brakes are very grippy.

Sakae SA cranks with a Chop Saw 40T silver ano chainring.

Gigantic Rockbros platform pedals.

Added the chain today, along with the F&S click shifter and cabling to the rear hub.

I cruised around the hood with no seat to check it out. Front V-brakes are very powerful. Shifting is smoother than my Columbia 3-speed. Can't wait to get the seat post and go for a ride.

 

[Miq]

Wald seat post came today and I attached the Brooks B72 and went for a ride.

It’s a fantastic riding bike and pretty light for a Klunker. It accelerates and brakes really quickly. The 3-speed shifts super cleanly and the tires are silent even at speed. I’m happy with the way it turned out.