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Old 10-24-06, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by reverborama
But before you do that -- which will cost some $$ for the adaptor, crank, and pedals, ask around for people in your area that may have an old 1 piece crank that you can have for free.

Fer instance, I just parted out an old Schwinn Varsity. All that's left is the frame with the crank still in it. If you are in the Minneapolis area it's yours for free. Heck, I'll even deliver it. I'm sure someone around here has something like that taking up space in their garage.
Good advice reverborama. I don't see any advantage of going to a three piece crank on an old Schwinn.

I think that a single-piece Huffy crank will work on a Schwinn as well, although the bike might have a spontaneous meltdown out of sheer rebellion.

FYI, some fellers call the single piece cranks ashtabula cranks - right or wrong, using the term might help you locate one. I have a spare if you need and cannot find a crank.

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