the bike doesnt have a coaster brake-
the crank arm legnth in inches from center to the center of the pedal axle is around 5.25- 5.5 inches-
versus my schwinn fixed gear which has almost 7 inches from center to center of the pedal axle.
my guess is that I need to take the bottom bracket apart and see if anything is binding, if not- replace the one piece crank arms with longer ones? maybe the bearings arent lubricated at all?
maybe because the bike used to have 24 inch wheels, and I fit 27 inch wheels (changed out the front fork as well) and using way too short of a crank arm might mean I need longer ones
yes, the wheels spin very well on the bike !