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Schwin predator restoration.

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Jaymz:
Good work , I look forward to more progress

oberonspacefruit:

--- Quote from: hokuspokus74 on April 09, 2014, 05:33 PM ---: where did you get the material for the seat and do they have different colours in it ?,

--- End quote ---

cut from the back of a settee at the tip. I'm  a bit of a magpie when it comes to possible resto materials......
you can get it on ebay though.

simon h:
Wheels came up superb and all for 15 squid. A guy local to me was doing the same thing just starting up ,  but wanted me to remortgage the house to do them .

I did the same with one of my old Aero seats used a random bit of leather I found in the garage , not as good a finish as yours though fairy play.

looking forward to the finished bike .

oberonspacefruit:
well, stupidly i sold the pads before it was finished, so ive had to make another.
Also i had no rear hub for the tuff.
Hmmmm.




maybe not.....

oberonspacefruit:






yes i know the chainring bolts are not right but the addicks was a bit wonky so im trying to force it to behave.....





decals are partly my own design, partly schwinn. Derek did the decs. impeccable as always.
didnt use the dominater, so ive covered a generic kashi type. Orange vinyl. 3 quid off the bay, enough left to make a pad, which ive just glued rather than sewn, as my ancient treadle singer is on the blink.

seatclamp is some oddy thing which ive stripped to match the brake calliper. rear calliper its some old weinman road racer bike, seemed nothing else would fit and be at the right position for the rim. what a ballache that was....
not sure about the pedals, but they are used, and your a bit limited with orange intcha? didnt want to paint another set as it would wear too quickly.
some wierd MTB stem that i though could be pushed into service, its an SR, but like none ive seen before. 8 quid  of the flea.
pimped it a bit by white paint and some chrome decal paper left over from the stuff del sent me. scalpelled a few thin lines ala spintech. stem shaft was too wide for the rotor, so it had to be drilled out to 28mm(i think) with the biggest fookin drill ive ever bought, to use once...... ::)



schwinn logo done in acrylic on the vinyl. could have been neater but i was rushing a bit. shouldnt have sold the other pads but needs as must.




Rides nice. a quick plonk around the quarter pipe met with a nod of approval from the youths. the grip tape is handy, covers dents and is so stick it never moved despite being abused.
front brake is pretty good but i dont think rotors were fully developed potentially at this time. its like politely suggesting that you might want to slow down at some point. cheers Ed for your help with the orange bits....

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