Here is my submission to the gallery, This is actually my second fixie
but the first sent in. This is a 197? Schwinn World Tourer wearing a set
of new old stock Schwinn World Sport decals and flat black rattle can
paint, I purchased this bike complete at a thrift store while on
vacation, My wife was so mad because I had to have it for the sum of
$5.00 and we had the car already packed full of luggage, I disassembled
as much as I could with a multi-tool and left the junky wheels in the
dumpster behind the thrift store. The bike originally was equipped with
a 6 speed cog, alloy mustache bars, fenders, and some steel wheels. I
removed all the braze-ons plus the kickstand bracket replaced the
Schwinn seat with an O.E.M. Brooks b5n saddle, gear ratio 40/18, the
rear cog is from a kick back hub welded to a lock ring with another lock
ring on top (very ghetto!), Hubs are sunshine, Araya rims, the bars are
Sakae anatomic bends that I heated with a torch and bent to the desired
horn shape, Left crank arm is a Raleigh and the right is a Schwinn
Sakae, also notice the frame mounted hand brake lever (First on the list
I'm sure), This actually worked out better than expected just don't hit
it while standing!. I spent a whopping 10 bucks on this bike and could
not be happier. Been checking the F.G.G. daily for the past 2 years and
love what people are doing with all variety of bicycles. Keep up the
great efforts of this website!
Brian K. Garner
Bowling Green, Kentucky
bk_garner@insightbb.com
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