1938 Schwinn Cruiser

[Venice Motor Bikes]

Here's a cool one that I thought I'd share with you guys!

This is a 1938 Schwinn that I built about eight years ago using all Felt cruiser parts... (wheels/tires, fork/headset, bars/stem
, & cranks/pedals.

The owner brought it back to me to do some maintenance & tuning.

It's always nice to see one of my old bikes still in good condition & well cared for.

 

[Sidewinder Jerry]

Nice job on the tank. Metered gas cap would look cool.

 

[Venice Motor Bikes]

Nice job on the tank. Metered gas cap would look cool.

I wish I could take credit for the tank... It was made by James at Ghetto

 

[Tom from Rubicon]

Eight years and in for a tune up is testament of a great build.

Tom

 

[Venice Motor Bikes]

Eight years and in for a tune up is testament of a great build.

Tom

I looks like he's taken really good care of it!
It only needed a few mechanical adjustments & a new taller seat post. The owner is a tall guy & he raised the original BTR seat post too high & bent it.

This was the original laid back seat post...

 

[zean]

The BTR seat post looks good with the cruiser style handlebars. I realize the build is not simple. This is another of your simple, clean, good looking and good performing builds. Say, do you presently still build motorized bicycles at the same rate you did back in the day eight or ten years ago? I’m just curious.

 

[Venice Motor Bikes]

The BTR seat post looks good with the cruiser style handlebars. I realize the build is not simple. This is another of your simple, clean, good looking and good performing builds. Say, do you presently still build motorized bicycles at the same rate you did back in the day eight or ten years ago? I’m just curious.

Thanks for the compliment!

I still build, sell & repair motorized bicycles, but not at the same rate as back in the day...
I've gotten back into vintage Volkswagens in the past decade, & now I do a lot of work on those, (& also vintage motorcycles & minibikes).


I'm also the president of a large VW club here in Los Angeles.

Here's our Instagram page... Check it out.
WestSide VolksWagen Club (@westsidevwclub) • Instagram photos and videos

 

[Tom from Rubicon]

Californicans. No six month of Calcium Chloride treatment annually.
Around here vintage VW anything survives in heated storage winter time. But they didn't.
Using the car body as part of the electrical circuit.

Tom



















tom

 

[Mossy]

I used to go through the JC Whitney catalog and I think it was about $2500 in parts to build one from the mail. Except for a couple of things... '87 ish I still wanna do one from parts someday if I ever get around to it...

 

[Oldbiscuit]

I used to go through the JC Whitney catalog and I think it was about $2500 in parts to build one from the mail. Except for a couple of things... '87 ish I still wanna do one from parts someday if I ever get around to it...

Here you go Mossy, now you have no excuse

 

[Mossy]

When I find myself with 50-100k to burn I'll do a beetle for now the motorized bicycle is going to be the thing