Originally Posted by
cycleheimer
Try Niagara Cycle Works online for best pricing on tires, tubes, cables, brake pads and the other things that you might need. Order as much as possible at once to spread the shipping costs. You might even be able to get inexpensive tools, parts and supplies from Wal-Mart. YouTube has instructional online videos that might help you get through the repair work that lies ahead.
Thanks for suggesting where I can get some parts.
Originally Posted by
USAZorro
Welcome to C&V. Are you a Pennsylvanian?
Nope, from Illinois.
Originally Posted by
jimmuller
Back to the OP's issues... How much wheel wobble are you talking about? A millimeter? a centimeter? Big difference. So much that the brake pads have to be so far from the rim that the brake levers run out of travel?
Probably a few millimeters at the most on both wheels.
Noisy drivetrain? Squeaks or grinding? Rusty chain or sticking derailleur pulleys or grundged up BB? And you really should clean and lube the wheel bearings too. These aren't difficult tasks most of the time unless you can't get threads to come loose.
Be aware that the left side pedal has left-hand threads. The right side BB bearing cup should not be removed unless it is so pitted that you ahve to replace it. It has left-hand threads (at least on most bike, I don't know what Schwinn was doing then).
The noise is from the chain rubbing on the front de railer, and I think I hear the same noise from the back.
Originally Posted by
rumrunn6
welcome to the sport. you're in for a long ride ... enjoy!
my 2 cents: get the wheels trued by a pro. but new better braking wheels will stop better & don't cost a lot. safety is always worth spending money on
you remind me of me. started with a cheap old bike, put tons of time & money into it, even bought other cheap old bikes for parts, wound up eventually buying a good modern road bike that needed nothing for only $300. (speaking for myself) could have saved (myself) a lot all-that by just buying smarter the 1st time
I might try truing them myself, because the bike was so cheap, but I may have to get them trued at the local(ish) shop.
Originally Posted by
bulldog1935
you're going to want to take this bike down to frame, which is a good time to take Meguiar's polish to the paint.
work touch-up, etc
If you don't have a repair stand, straps from the garage beams work great
Once I get it stripped down this winter when I'm not riding I'm going to really clean everything.
Thanks so much for all of the replies everyone! Sorry it's taken so long to reply, but I've been really busy this week.