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| Hello, I just bought an old huffy cruiser today. It looks like it could be from the 70's or so. The original huffy decal is still on it with a flamingo. Can anyone give me an idea of when this bike was made? Or tell me how to find out more information of this bike? Thanks! |
| Good day, I have what I believe is a 1966 continental #FB75253 I have owned the bike since around 1970. Is it worth restoration? Most parts are original, with the exception of front wheel and seat. Also if anyone could tell me how to find decals for this make & year it will need paint and rechromed. This is a project I've been planning for years finally getting to it after storing for over 30 years, any assistance with suggestions would be appreciated. I am located in Minnesota . Thanks to all. |
| Go to www.schwinn.com, then to heritage, then to classic classifieds. Collectors there know where to find anything Schwinn related. |
| Hi; i have campy n.r.hubs with a suntour freewheel,can someone tell me what thread type it is. thanks |
| Have you been assisted yet? There are lots of Campy-related websites; locally, these guys are the best http://vecchios.com/ Your hub is likely to be a standardized thread, but anything from a 5 to 7 speed, as threaded freewheels disappeared thereafter. Any regular threaded freewheel will work, most likely. More signif. is what width (125?, 130mm), as that limits/relates to what you can replace the freewheel with, and also what vintage frames you can use it in safely (gen. steel frames can be tweaked out to fit newer wider rear hubs, but any other material, esp. carbon and alu. can NOT be bent at all w/o risk of frame failure). |
| Have you been assisted yet? There are lots of Campy-related websites; locally, these guys are the best http://vecchios.com/ Your hub is likely to be a standardized thread, but anything from a 5 to 7 speed, as threaded freewheels disappeared thereafter. Any regular threaded freewheel will work, most likely. More signif. is what width (125?, 130mm), as that limits/relates to what you can replace the freewheel with, and also what vintage frames you can use it in safely (gen. steel frames can be tweaked out to fit newer wider rear hubs, but any other material, esp. carbon and alu. can NOT be bent at all w/o risk of frame failure). |
| ok so im fixing up a schwinn i bought at a vintage shop in utah many years ago. it was supposed to be a project for my father and i but now its just me and i have NO idea what im doing. i dont want to ruin this thing... any tips or pointers or anything? ill take whatever you can offer. id kind of like to strip the paint and start fresh... tell me if this is some kind of horrible sin. |
| It's your bike, and you can do whatever you want. But an amateur paint job will, most likely, lessen the value. Original paint is valuable, even if it's not in great shape. They're only original once. Better to clean and wax the old paint. |
| I am attempting to restore a 1950's two-tone green schwinn Panther, but I'm not sure of the name of the paint color or type of paint to buy. If anyone could tell me the type of paint and the paint color's name I would appreciate it. |