Red Schwinn Repair

 

A bit stuffed!

Soup at Wecycle last Saturday: thanks Marco!

Myy attempting seatpost extraction

At 4 Beans

Bare frame with headstem in place

Headstem extraction was hard, had been aided by WD40  and revealed a fine silt that may also have gummed up the seatpost

 

Hi

I'm not sure I'd usually blog about fixing this sort of bike, but I have gathered a few photos of its progress which I want to show off. The saga started with the donation of a red Schwinn bike to Wecycle which became a project. Its stepthrough with a 3-speed hub gear. Simon sanded and resprayed the rack, but at a certain stage it was discovered the seat post was stuck. Despite Simon and Myy's best efforts it remained stuck and it hung around for a few weeks, a bit moribund.

Then last week, on the Saturday, I decided to bring it home and fix it there as I had a bare frame I thought the parts could go onto.  But I was having dinner guests that night and wanted to shop on the way home, so wheeling an extra bike wasn't that smart, and I put the retrieval off till the next day. On Sunday, I was up early, picked up the shed key, rode to Wecycle, picked up the bike (wheeling it next to me while riding my own bike) , dropped off the key, had my usual Sunday breakfast, then came home. I'm a regular at 4 Beans, and Mia and Lowell are used to me rocking up on different bikes but not with 2 at the same time. They were happy to pose with me for some photos.

Once home, the bottom bracket, cranks and front mudguard transferred easily enough, but the back mudguard and rack took a bit more work that was creative and fun. The rack angle isn't perfect but the refit has gone well sofar. Next I need to put on a new chain and reconnect the 3 speed Nexus Hub gear. Wish me luck!