Originally Posted by Roll-Monroe-Co
.....But basically, I'm just replying so I can feel the thrill of giving advice to bigbossman, whom I regard as a central C&V figure and wise, in-crowd cognoscento.
Eric - you humble me.... I am not worthy.
Originally Posted by Roll-Monroe-Co
If the bike has the original steel rims, it is stamped with the tire size (i.e., "S-6," which corresponds to one of Schwinn's proprietary(?) tire sizes.). According to the SDLB, the 72 Speedster had Schwinn size 26X1-3/8" tires.
It is, and they are. The tires are marked "Schwinn S5 or S6". Damn. I knew there was a reason I stayed away from these.
The hunt is on, but this one goes on the back-burner for now..... too many fish to fry. There is a lot of rust on the fenders, crank, and wheels. I had the crazy idea of commuting to work on this beast just for the novelty, but it's gonna need a ton of work. The SA hub is bright and shiny though - go figure.