Schwinn Industrial Heavy Duti
10-01-13, 08:02 AM
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Schwinn Industrial Heavy Duti
https://www.industrialbikes.com/detail.aspx?ID=3564 . Would someone be so kind as to educate me on thses bikes, I had no idea they were still sold new. Is the frame still built in America? Am I correct in assuming from the info on the Industrial Bikes website that it is a 1932 deasign built in 2014. I think this would make the perfect base for a Klunker.
10-01-13, 08:20 AM
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Best of my knowledge no. Probably Taiwan, possibly at the Giant factory.
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10-01-13, 06:05 PM
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I got a frame. Chinese. These have NOTHING in common with any 1932 design, although that is the oft-repeated neo-Schwinn ad copy. These are tig-welded, oversized tubing (including 3/4" seat stays), 1.125" headset--- they prolly do make a nice klunker foundation, but Schwinn stopped making frames in the US a loooong time ago. FWIW, there are a decent number of Heay Duti-based klunkers on the internet....
(fwiw, the original Heavy Duti was a cantilever framed middleweight that had the s7 rims laced up to extra beefy hubs with 11g spokes....)
Now, in my opinion, the best current-production klunker frame is the Worksman INB. These have all the true old-school touches: 1" threaded headsets with the old-spec extra-wide headtube, 110mm-spaced track ends, brazed construction with super-plain&primitive lugs, skinny seatposts, etc. Moreover, they haven't changed the frame's details in DECADES, and they still braze 'em in NY, USA. I have one with a bunch of bmx components and f/r drum brakes that I ride trails with; it's a lot of fun. I bought my heavy-duti frame to build a disc-front/coaster-rear neo-klunk, but my heart just ain't in it. Not sure what it's fate will be, although my buddy Harry has expressed some interest in it....
(fwiw, the original Heavy Duti was a cantilever framed middleweight that had the s7 rims laced up to extra beefy hubs with 11g spokes....)
Now, in my opinion, the best current-production klunker frame is the Worksman INB. These have all the true old-school touches: 1" threaded headsets with the old-spec extra-wide headtube, 110mm-spaced track ends, brazed construction with super-plain&primitive lugs, skinny seatposts, etc. Moreover, they haven't changed the frame's details in DECADES, and they still braze 'em in NY, USA. I have one with a bunch of bmx components and f/r drum brakes that I ride trails with; it's a lot of fun. I bought my heavy-duti frame to build a disc-front/coaster-rear neo-klunk, but my heart just ain't in it. Not sure what it's fate will be, although my buddy Harry has expressed some interest in it....
10-02-13, 04:52 PM
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Here is a crappy picture of an original Chicago built Schwinn Heavy Duty. I had one back in the early 70's, sold it when I gave up my paper route... If I knew then what I know now I never would have sold it.
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"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
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Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
10-02-13, 06:27 PM
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Not mine... I wish! I had a yellow one just like that back in the 70's when I had my paper route. Manage to break one of the frame welds. Schwinn replaced the frame under warranty. Mine had the big Wald front basket and the largest saddle baskets that Wald made at the time. Eventually I may find another one. Currently I use my old Raleigh Sports as my utility bike/cruiser. It even goes to the beach with me as my back up bike.
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Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
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"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
10-02-13, 11:35 PM
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Personally, when I think "beach cruiser" I always visualize a bike with a Schwinn cantilever frame like the Heavy Duti. Classic, timeless, and often copied (but never duplicated) after the 1939 patent expired in the late fifties.
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"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
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https://www.industrialbikes.com/detail.aspx?ID=3564 . Would someone be so kind as to educate me on thses bikes, I had no idea they were still sold new. Is the frame still built in America? Am I correct in assuming from the info on the Industrial Bikes website that it is a 1932 deasign built in 2014. I think this would make the perfect base for a Klunker.
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here's mine.
Here's my heavy duty. I still have the stock bars. It has original tires that are about to blow apart someday but I like them. One of the best bikes I own and I have a bunch!!!!!
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Here's mine . I bought it about five years ago from the original owner . Kirby
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We have a customer still riding his yellow Heavy Duti that he bought new, he keeps it in good shape. I have the Spit Fire 5 which is the Heavy Duti with a 5spd freewheel and rear drum brake, I want to replace the steel rims with alloy double wall rims but I need to have the spokes custom cut for it, if I could find 11ga SS blank spokes we can do it at our shop but no luck so far.
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The recent Heavy Duty frames afaik were made by Giant. They are well made and the bikes ride great after all the bearings are properly lubed and adjusted.
Pulling the kickstand and adding some grease is a good idea: makes it easier to use and decreases wear.
Pulling the kickstand and adding some grease is a good idea: makes it easier to use and decreases wear.
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We have a customer still riding his yellow Heavy Duti that he bought new, he keeps it in good shape. I have the Spit Fire 5 which is the Heavy Duti with a 5spd freewheel and rear drum brake, I want to replace the steel rims with alloy double wall rims but I need to have the spokes custom cut for it, if I could find 11ga SS blank spokes we can do it at our shop but no luck so far.
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We have a customer still riding his yellow Heavy Duti that he bought new, he keeps it in good shape. I have the Spit Fire 5 which is the Heavy Duti with a 5spd freewheel and rear drum brake, I want to replace the steel rims with alloy double wall rims but I need to have the spokes custom cut for it, if I could find 11ga SS blank spokes we can do it at our shop but no luck so far.
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Owner could mothball the original wheels.
10-15-13, 06:22 AM
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Heres mine: Straight downtube,Threaded headset sized BMX , near I can guess its mid 80s. Frame found by curb, spare parts rounded it out. I love it even though its a bit small for me.
Edited for better pictures
Edited for better pictures
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Nice to know.
Did they carry the 1" BMX stem size (21.1) that long?
Thats an DK XL inverted stem on there from way back.
Did they carry the 1" BMX stem size (21.1) that long?
Thats an DK XL inverted stem on there from way back.
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10-19-13, 06:20 PM
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RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
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Finally got to where I could grab a picture, crappy cellphone one at that. I mounted the light using a cushioned P-clamp, then used a nylon spacer with a longer bolt and nut. Next time it isn't raining and I have some daylight I will see if I can get a better picture. Need to haul the bike out anyway so I can put the new generator on it.