cyclebuster
Finally riding a big boys bike
has a front brake? none of the others i have seen do.
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Why is it that my 56 American 2 speed coaster
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island schwinn
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
front brake was standard with the 2 speed.my 59 vette has it also.here's the findley page.
http://www.trfindley.com/flschwinn_1951_1960/1956.html
http://www.trfindley.com/flschwinn_1951_1960/1956.html
cyclebuster
Finally riding a big boys bike
i should have guess the ones i saw had been modified likely, mine is all original. another dumb question... what ballon tired bikes had hand brakes 55-57?
cyclebuster
Finally riding a big boys bike
I have 4 balloon tire frames from 55-56 with hand brake ribbons on them
greenephantom
Wore out three sets of tires already!
The '54 & '55 Jaguar HWs came stock with a three speed hub and hand brakes. This Jag was the only Schwinn to have a HW frame and fork drilled to take caliper brakes.
Drum hubs with hand brakes could be added to pretty much any heavyweight Schwinn as optional equipment, these drum brake add-ons seem to turn up most often on the higher end bikes like Phantoms and B-6s.
Cheers, Geoff
Drum hubs with hand brakes could be added to pretty much any heavyweight Schwinn as optional equipment, these drum brake add-ons seem to turn up most often on the higher end bikes like Phantoms and B-6s.
Cheers, Geoff
Boris
Old fat tired rider
You mean I wasted money on your book when I could have waited around forever for this question to come up on the CABE. Seriously, it's a great fact filled book, easy to read, and I've used it many times in the short time I've had it.
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cyclebuster
Finally riding a big boys bike
when i get to my frame collection i know i have at least 2 1956 dated heavyweight frames, both with hand brake ribbons. my 55 Corvette also has a heavy weight frame, with a ribbon. The last one i think is a 56 also.
