Simple bike question.

deacon · #1 (**permalink**) 03-12-2008, 10:56 AM

Is there any reason I cant have the three speed hub, put into a wide twenty inch wheel.

Autocycler · #2 (**permalink**) 03-12-2008, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by deacon

Is there any reason I cant have the three speed hub, put into a wide twenty inch wheel.

Make sure the rim and hub use the same number of spokes. If they match, a bike shop should have no problem lacing them up

deacon · #3 (**permalink**) 03-12-2008, 01:42 PM

Very good thank you. I have a rim that is a front wheel from a childs cruiser I'll just count the spokes.

deacon · #4 (**permalink**) 03-13-2008, 08:10 AM

Simple question two:

Does anyone know how to take the bar out of a welded on kickstand. I cut the last one with a hacksaw and I'm NOT looking forward to that again. I need to take about an inch off it. I can also hacksaw that off but I sure don't want to do that. Those kicker bars are really touch on these old bikes.

**Ilikeabikea** · #5 (**permalink**) 03-13-2008, 08:41 AM

Deacon, do you have a Dremmel tool. They make the little cutting blades for them that work pretty good. Much easier than a hacksaw. I use mine for working on bikes and airplanes. The fiber reinforced blades are much better than the non fiber reinforced...............................

deacon · #6 (**permalink**) 03-13-2008, 05:38 PM

I use a cutoff on a drill if i really need to. I don't usually put one together just for something this small. What I did was to put a piece of pipe on the end of the kicker and bend it out. Looks like dog do but it works.

ocscully · #7 (**permalink**) 03-17-2008, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by deacon

Simple question two:

Does anyone know how to take the bar out of a welded on kickstand. I cut the last one with a hacksaw and I'm NOT looking forward to that again. I need to take about an inch off it. I can also hacksaw that off but I sure don't want to do that. Those kicker bars are really touch on these old bikes.

When you say welded on kickstand, if you mean a Schwinn Kickstand, there is a special tool made for removing these stands. If you turn the bike upside down and look at the bottom of the tube that holds the stand you will see a hole with a pin in it. What you have to accomplish is to put inward pressure on the bushing to take the load off the pin, then pull the pin with a pair of pliers. The shop in your area that used to be a Schwinn dealer will have the proper tool. Or go to the oldest bike shop in town they probably have one as well.

ocscully

deacon · #8 (**permalink**) 03-18-2008, 03:33 PM

Thanks for the info. I just bent that one out but I will see what is what and go to the bike shop if I don't figure it out. I should have thought of the bike shop except they really hate me there lol.

**Ilikeabikea** · #9 (**permalink**) 03-18-2008, 03:37 PM

Deacon, why do they hate you? All you want to do is give a bum a bike.

deacon · #10 (**permalink**) 05-18-2008, 01:56 PM

Now I have a problem that has some more simple solution than I know. I picked up a kids 16" bike for the front wheel. As a bonus I got two brake levers cables are toast. I did use one of the brake mechanisms on a bike but it needs new pads. None of that is the problem....

I really do like the handlebars. Very cool looking to me but they are that mongoose trail bike configuration. I need to take the goose neck or whatever it is called out to switch them. Can't just slide them into the one on the bike.

Now if I recall correctly and I think I do. When I start cranking the tension off the bolt, there is a sorta round sorta wedge shaped rod at the bottom of the bolt. At some point I can remove the goosie without that wedge thingie coming loose or do I have to crank it till it comes off. Sorry I just cant remember. My memory was the first thing to go alright.