Hello everybody, I just joined the forum and introduced myself in the introducing topic.
My name is Jeroen, 40 y.o. from Holland, and have been mountainbiking since 1990.
Since 2005 I got the bug for vintage bikes when I bought the bike I was drooling over when I was 15 (and had to buy a low end Dutch brand).
When I was looking for info on this bike I found Retrobike.UK and that started a decade of collecting bikes, meeting and riding with a lot of other collectors, reading and learning a lot about the history of MTB's and its origin in the fat tire bikes.
My interest shifted more and more from early 90's to mid '80 to early '80 and at last to the converted pre-war Schwinn's from Kelly, Fisher, Bonds etc.
I read a lot of posts and articles of these bikes, and got the itch to build one my self.
I've started collecting parts almost two years a go, first thing I bought was the most important, a pre-war Schwinn (maybe Excelsior?) frame with a lot of rust, but luckely good enough to use.
The rust was superficial, a lot of pist, but not to deep.
All the parts are here, all I need is now is the space and time to paint it and get building.
I got some questions about the brakes, I hope you can help me.
I want to use this as a rider, so decided to not build a replica of the first geared klunkers with the drum brakes and steel rims but a bit later version with the alloy rims and canti's.
I had a conversation via mail with Alan Bonds about using canti brakes and he told me (and has some pics) he had some bikes from around '78 with Schwinn canti's wich he modified to use with motorbike brake levers and Mafac or Dia Compe brakes, so only using the mounts on the forks ans seatstays.
So my question is; did anyone here do such a modification, or used other mounts or solutions for canti's on a Schwinn frame with blade forks?
My name is Jeroen, 40 y.o. from Holland, and have been mountainbiking since 1990.
Since 2005 I got the bug for vintage bikes when I bought the bike I was drooling over when I was 15 (and had to buy a low end Dutch brand).
When I was looking for info on this bike I found Retrobike.UK and that started a decade of collecting bikes, meeting and riding with a lot of other collectors, reading and learning a lot about the history of MTB's and its origin in the fat tire bikes.
My interest shifted more and more from early 90's to mid '80 to early '80 and at last to the converted pre-war Schwinn's from Kelly, Fisher, Bonds etc.
I read a lot of posts and articles of these bikes, and got the itch to build one my self.
I've started collecting parts almost two years a go, first thing I bought was the most important, a pre-war Schwinn (maybe Excelsior?) frame with a lot of rust, but luckely good enough to use.
The rust was superficial, a lot of pist, but not to deep.
All the parts are here, all I need is now is the space and time to paint it and get building.
I got some questions about the brakes, I hope you can help me.
I want to use this as a rider, so decided to not build a replica of the first geared klunkers with the drum brakes and steel rims but a bit later version with the alloy rims and canti's.
I had a conversation via mail with Alan Bonds about using canti brakes and he told me (and has some pics) he had some bikes from around '78 with Schwinn canti's wich he modified to use with motorbike brake levers and Mafac or Dia Compe brakes, so only using the mounts on the forks ans seatstays.
So my question is; did anyone here do such a modification, or used other mounts or solutions for canti's on a Schwinn frame with blade forks?