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Old 07-22-10, 08:59 AM
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I would not be investing much into the bike
If it is for flat land, sunny days, not in traffic - probably no big deal.
Nice retro-restoration that is about it.

But given the components and the frame (probably electrowelded plain steel and not cro moly filet brazed)
Looks kind of like an old Schwin Twinn, and some of those did take 26 inch wheels - but I don't think it is actually a Schwinn - boy it sure looks good though in terms of age-appearance - this belongs in the classics section.

So maybe that would work ok with some 26 inch heavy duty offroad wheels. (but dropout spacing could be a real issue there)

I will tell you that we had originally planned to put Phil Wood brakes on our tandem but then they started exploding all over the place and were the subject of lawsuits, so we did not. I feel compromised on ours with aluminum rims, cantilevers, and long curved pads! I absolutely would not trust the cheap old sidepulls. Now a three speed with a coaster brake - that would be sweet.
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