Not sure what it's fate will be, although my buddy Harry has expressed some interest in it. I bought my heavy-duti frame to build a disc-front/coaster-rear neo-klunk, but my heart just ain't in it. find a constantly growing bike gallery, a visual history of everything Schwinn. I have one with a bunch of bmx components and f/r drum brakes that I ride trails with it's a lot of fun. The Heavy Duti from Schwinn is a classically designed beach cruiser that. Moreover, they haven't changed the frame's details in DECADES, and they still braze 'em in NY, USA. These have all the true old-school touches: 1" threaded headsets with the old-spec extra-wide headtube, 110mm-spaced track ends, brazed construction with super-plain&primitive lugs, skinny seatposts, etc. Now, in my opinion, the best current-production klunker frame is the Worksman INB. (fwiw, the original Heavy Duti was a cantilever framed middleweight that had the s7 rims laced up to extra beefy hubs with 11g spokes.) FWIW, there are a decent number of Heay Duti-based klunkers on the internet. These are tig-welded, oversized tubing (including 3/4" seat stays), 1.125" headset- they prolly do make a nice klunker foundation, but Schwinn stopped making frames in the US a loooong time ago. These have NOTHING in common with any 1932 design, although that is the oft-repeated neo-Schwinn ad copy. ![]() This will be my first thread in the 2 wheel forum - I'm usually creating long drawn out threads about refreshing boring cars.I got a frame. Anyways, after the 97' Civic I've been trying to take a 1 year hiatus from project cars (June 10th 2020, not that I'm counting). So, in the meantime I've been riding and building bicycles a lot more. Bicycles were my first passion, I've been riding BMX since I was 10, worked in a bike shop for a decade, etc. Condition Price Buying Format All Filters NOS 1950S ERA SCHWINN CYCLE TRUCK HEAVY DUTY FLOATING 'BENDIX' HUB EXCELLENT C 75.50 2 bids C 52.22 shipping 4d 21h Schwinn Approved Black Heavy Duti 26' Bicycle Complete Decal Set C 54.91 C 16. I've always enjoyed bicycles and without a project car I've found myself gravitating back to them which has been a welcome change. This summer I've commuted to work 20 miles round trip a few times a week and gone out for plenty of beer/exploration missions on the bike as well. This particular thread is going to be for a bike I do not have yet, pictured in the Facebook Marketplace ad below:ฤก980 Schwinn Heavy Duti. This will be the basis for a Klunker style build. After declaring bankruptcy in 1992, Schwinn has since been a sub-brand of Pacific Cycle, owned by the Dutch conglomerate, Pon Holdings. 2 3 It became the dominant manufacturer of American bicycles through most of the 20th century. For those unfamiliar, Klunkers were converted cruisers with knobby tires that pioneered mountain biking back in the mid 70's. The company was originally founded by Ignaz Schwinn (18601948) in Chicago in 1895. Interestingly, one of the guys involved in this was Gary Fisher - which is actually the brand of my daily commuter/mountain bike. ![]() I'm excited about the Heavy Duti in particular because it's an extra-beefy version of the classic Schwinn Middle-weight cantilever frame. Should be great for blasting off curbs and through the dirt. So in keeping with GRM Fashion I am starting this build thread before even having the project in my hands. At the moment I'm thinking about building a set of Sturmy Archer drum brake hubs to some aluminum rims, some nice knobby tires and bmx-style bars.
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