Vintage Schwinn Service Guides, Catalogs & Repair

The Tech & Spec 1.2 is finally here!  Click over to the "Books and Catalogs" page to purchase.  This book is easily a year overdue, but it's now over a hundred pages longer, has many more pictures, and now includes spoke length info and some schematics.  Makes for a handy reference and repair guide for the vintage Schwinn bikes.

Also:  I have several Schwinn catalog reprints available for sale: 1938, 1940, 1952, 1953, 1955, plus a very cool Sting-Ray color catalog compilation and a '67 + '70 Schwinn Dealer Catalog compilation.  Schwinn Middleweight 1955 - 1970 catalog compilation is on the way. See the "Books and Catalogs" page to check them out. 

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Vintage Schwinn has updated their site to make purchasing and navigation easier. Plus a stellar photo gallery of rare metal.

www.vintageschwinn.com/about.html

Don't be a square, check it out!

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Swap Time!

The Iron Ranch swap meet was a bit damp this year, but there were a ton of bikes and vendors, deals all around.  See you at Iron Ranch again in 2012.

You know the place, here is a link to their flyer: http://home.comcast.net/~bikeswap/site/

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The 24th annual Seattle vintage bike swap meet (formerly known as the Kent swap) is scheduled for 2012,

Sunday March 25th, 7am to 1pm, at the Meridian Park Elementary School.

https://sites.google.com/site/seattleoldbikeswap/

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Ack!  The "official" Schwinn Forum has shut down as of Nov. 1.  Scads of shared knowledge has been lost. Bummer.

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Come join your Schwinn friends at the "other" Schwinn Forum:

www.schwinnbikeforum.com 

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     Bendix Wrenches 

    >>>  Out of Stock until mid-2012. <<<

  Double ended with slight
rotational offset for optimal placement.  For working on coaster Bendix hubs two wrenches are required.  For working on 2 speed hubs only one is required.   $25 plus $3.50 shipping for a pair.  $14 plus $2.50 shipping for just one.  (Schwinn catalog not included.)  Laser cut steel, nothing fancy, will last practically forever.  One end is 7/8", the other is 47/64".  These work on Bendix  hubs from the 1950s (smooth shell), 1960s (red  band) and 1970s, USA and Mexico.  These also fit Morrow hubs.  See the "Buy a Book" page to purchase.  >>Out of Stock until mid-2012.

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Vintage Bicycle Repair 

- Cycelock repair / re-key

- Hub Repair 

- Fender Rolling

- Spoke Cutting

Cycelock Repair

   Got a Schwinn locking fork with a broken-off key stuck in it?  I can extract the broken key and file new keys.  Local service only.

Hub Repair  

    ---  I am suspending hub repair until further notice. Two small kids in the house, too far behind on all my own projects, no time, etc etc etc.  There are several shops in town that can repair internal hubs.  Check out A Better Cycle (ABC) or Missing Link. ---

Fender Rolling + Spoke Cutting

   For Middleweight and Heavyweight fenders.  Dents can be removed from your vintage fenders, and in most cases the paint will be intact.  Usually the fender struts will have to be removed, but sometimes small areas can be done with the struts intact.  If you're going to be repainting fenders, you should really have them rolled first.

   Standard 14 guage spokes can now be cut to the length of your choice.  Buy new spokes to be cut, or bring in your clean straight-guage (non-swedged) vintage zinc spokes for cutting. Need spokes for your Krate front wheel but can't find 4 & 3/16" spokes new?  Bring in some longer Schwinn spokes and they can be cut to length.  Awesome?  Awesome.

   I don't do the fender rolling or spoke cutting, I am merely promoting it for Missing Link Bicycles at NE 72nd and Sandy.  If you've got vintage fenders that you'd like rolled or need special length spokes cut, go check out Missing Link.  Joe will be glad to help you out.  Check him out on the web at www.missinglinkpdx.com and keep in mind that his site is still under construction.

Well, scroll on up and click around on the navigation box to see some of the great stuff on this site.  I've tried to make it informative and entertaining.  Enjoy!

    Cheers, Geoff