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Pre War Schwinn DX - Post 'em!!!!

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Don’t own this one any longer, sold it to a friend, but it was a great riding bike
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Two years ago I built this ‘40 frame up with borrowed parts I had lying around. It lasted this way for a weekend then came back apart. It was the worst riding bike I’ve ever built! Planning to get it built up again properly this winter with era correct components.
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Probably rode bad bc of the absolutely tiny gear ratio you ran

You’re not wrong but it was still pretty bad with the standard front ring. The hub had a large “gap” between going forward and grabbing the brake. Is that just a trait of Morrow hubs? I’ll be using the same gear ratio the next time around and I’m really hoping to tighten that up somehow.
 
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