Schwinn double diamond 100% Made in the USA BMX cruiser

[PhxBuckeye]

Here is the start of my attempt at a 100% Made in the USA Schwinn double diamond BMX cruiser. I jumped on this frame, which I bought on this site, because I read it's the frame the Cook Brothers 3-bar cruiser was modeled after.

Locked in parts list:
Schwinn double diamond frame (Chicago, IL)
Schwinn Liberty badge (Chicago)
True Torch Cook Brothers-style fork (Santa Ana, CA., which used to be part of the U.S.)
MCS layback seatpost (Florida)
180 stamped Ashtabula cranks (Ashtabula, OH)
Mesinger saddle (New York or Connecticut?)
Oury waffle grips (Colorado)
Sun Metal Products steel rims (Warsaw, IN)
NOS ACS large flange front hub (El Monte, CA.)
Bendix red band (Elmira, NY?)
NOS Carlisle tubes (Carlisle, PA)
NOS Carlisle stud tires (I haven't received these in the mail yet and I'm starting to get nervous) (Carlisle, PA)
rechormed prewar AS bottom bracket (Chicago?)
rechromed AS seatpost bolt (Chicago?)
Made in USA Union rat trap pedals
S&M chainring

Other parts I have but haven't yet decided what to use:
S&M SAC bars, flat track-style handlebars
True Torch solid aluminum high-rise handlebars
multiple True Torch stems
Huffy Pro Thunder stem

I have not decided on a headset. I would love to find a 1" threaded Chris King headset that would work

I want to do some type of red and blue or red, white and blue color scheme. However, since I'm going to try to paint the bike myself I might just stick to a single color. If I do it will be red. No matter what the scheme, I'm planning to use Eastwood's 2k products (Primer, paint and clear coat).

Feed back is welcomed and appreciated.

 

[PhxBuckeye]

Here are the two colors I'm debating. I naturally lean red but I'd like to get some thoughts. I won't consider black because most of the bikes I own are black.

 

[Dirtvelo]

Here is the start of my attempt at a 100% Made in the USA Schwinn double diamond BMX cruiser. I jumped on this frame, which I bought on this site, because I read it's the frame the Cook Brothers 3-bar cruiser was modeled after.

Locked in parts list:
Schwinn double diamond frame (Chicago, IL)
Schwinn Liberty badge (Chicago)
True Torch Cook Brothers-style fork (Santa Ana, CA., which used to be part of the U.S.)
MCS layback seatpost (Florida)
180 stamped Ashtabula cranks (Ashtabula, OH)
Mesinger saddle (New York or Connecticut?)
Oury waffle grips (Colorado)
Sun Metal Products steel rims (Warsaw, IN)
NOS ACS large flange front hub (El Monte, CA.)
Bendix red band (Elmira, NY?)
NOS Carlisle tubes (Carlisle, PA)
NOS Carlisle stud tires (I haven't received these in the mail yet and I'm starting to get nervous) (Carlisle, PA)
rechormed prewar AS bottom bracket (Chicago?)
rechromed AS seatpost bolt (Chicago?)
Made in USA Union rat trap pedals
S&M chainring

Other parts I have but haven't yet decided what to use:
S&M SAC bars, flat track-style handlebars
True Torch solid aluminum high-rise handlebars
multiple True Torch stems
Huffy Pro Thunder stem

I have not decided on a headset. I would love to find a 1" threaded Chris King headset that would work

I want to do some type of red and blue or red, white and blue color scheme. However, since I'm going to try to paint the bike myself I might just stick to a single color. If I do it will be red. No matter what the scheme, I'm planning to use Eastwood's 2k products (Primer, paint and clear coat).

Feed back is welcomed and appreciated.

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Please let us see the end result

 

[PhxBuckeye]

Please let us see the end result

Ya, for sure I'll do that. I'm really struggling with what to do about color, paint/powder coat. I'm hesitant to powder a prewar frame and I don't trust myself to get a nice result from painting.

My tires arrived today.

 

[Pondo]

That's going to be a super cool bike. I like red also, but the blue would be nice too. Where did you find those Carlisles? Very cool!

 

[PhxBuckeye]

This build is still happening. However, is # 2 in the lineup right now due to a reliving my childhood build.

I'm just days away from building this '79 DG Vulcan replica by True Torch. I rode a DG growing up and couldn't pass on this chance.

 

[ozzie]

Johnny does nice work. For your Schwinn Ford engine dark blue would look cool and quite unique as below.

 

[PhxBuckeye]

That's going to be a super cool bike. I like red also, but the blue would be nice too. Where did you find those Carlisles? Very cool!

I found the Carlisles through a lead. A guy in Montana had them. I had to convince him to sell them to me.

 

[Pondo]

This build is still happening. However, is # 2 in the lineup right now due to a reliving my childhood build.

I'm just days away from building this '79 DG Vulcan replica by True Torch. I rode a DG growing up and couldn't pass on this chance.
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Super cool! I’m gathering parts to recreate my old Redline too.

 

[Jeff54]

I found the Carlisles through a lead. A guy in Montana had them. I had to convince him to sell them to me.

Double Diamond? Original post and topic bike: This type of frame is referred as a 'Straight bar'. A double Diamond is not much different than the shapes of the common light weight road bikes of today and I believe a prewar DD would have thicker, heavier tubes too.

What U got there is a prewar 'Straight bar' (Top bar curved, lower is straight) which is exactly what ya want for a old school klunker.