$20 Schwinn restoration - 1x9 road bike 

Update video on this bike: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-01_-hH_BWdA.html

Man, that bike is mint! I love how bikes are simply timeless!

I liked the piano music towards the end. Goes well with this video of you rebuilding your road bike. Back in the 80s we called these bikes ten speeds. No one referred to them as road bikes.

A realy nice job man! Keep the good work. Glad to se more and more people bring life to old bikes!

Another Schwinn put back in service! How does this one ride compared to your other one? The exage levers are SUPER good, they have a quick release button on the side that lets you pop open the brakes for easy tire removal without having to let the air out. If you use brakes with a QR as well, you can (sometimes, depending on the brake limit) combine them to get some impressive rim brake clearance on a drop bar bike. Also nice mill, can't wait to see what kinds of unique parts you start making with it! Some pro painting tips I collected from professionals: - Disposible foam earplugs can be stuffed into screw holes to protect the threads while allowing you to still paint right up to the edge. - Taping off the BB shell surface (using a sharp xacto knife or razor blade to get it clean and round) saves the hassle of scraping it later. If the shell was never faced you should get a bike shop to do it. Ensures there's no gaps around the BB. - The dropout faces also should be protected with tape so you get the right 'bite' when tightening the axle in. These can just be scraped after. - You can find reproduction decals online. They go on before you clearcoat. - The empty holes in the fork and chainstays are exhaust holes for hot gasses when the frame was brazed or welded together. You can plug these with something paintable before painting. If you don't, I figured out that using some hard beeswax works on a painted frame - knead it to soften it and then smear it in. It'll harden up when cold. You can color the beeswax to match your frame using paste food coloring but that takes some experimentation. And something I personally learned - downtube shifters can be easy to set up, but they can also be a nightmare. All are not equal and looking up the manual can solve some strange 'this doesn't feel quite right' issues due to a specific order of setting up so the the tension is correct. This is more important if you use them indexed or with a 2x up front.

Beautiful outcome.

Awesome job..you make it look easy but it's truly a skill set one must have to do what you do.

First time watching you dude, I was going to say it was a great video, but you left us in the dark about so many different things. you didn't tell us where you source the forks from, the making of the parts, the gear cassette, the sprocket and crank set you left out so much man. It was a good build, but I just think you missed a chance of making this an incredible video.

Thanks for showing us Bruce that's brilliant! Des P👍

I got the same bike I found next to a dumpster. It's rideable, but paint looks exactly how yours looked when you first got it.

Very inspiring. I have also a 1960s grandfather roadbike... but just starting to restoring... :)

Beautifully done!

Now, that's a nice build 👌

I had one of those in 1987. My first new bike (before that they were hand me downs from my brothers...). I was an English kid living in the States, then eventually moved back home to the UK and my bike was somewhat exotic in the neighbourhood!

Hi, I build also a vintage road bike this year. It is columbus frame, the colour is lemon yellow and I build it very traditional. Today I closed the project with wrapping the handlebar. It needs also some month. I like this kind of bikes very much. Thanks for this video!!

Very good job. Specially the 1×9 setup. Good luck!!!!

Hello Bruce, just came along your channel and had a satisfying time watching the rebuild. Thanks for taking the time and keep on going! Greetings from Germany and you got a new subscriber 👍😘🌞🍀

You were lucky to find that frame. Everything else goes from there and some hard work. Good build.

Looks very nice. Excellent job as always.

Excellent job , Thankyou for sharing

"What seems like a really cheap project ended up being quite a bite more as you more as you start adding those parts along" Man, we've never been more wrong our entire lives. I decided to restore my dad's Japanese bike (Mamachari) to a vintage cruiser-esque bike a month ago that he bought from a surplus store for only $30. It has been sitting in our garage for two years collecting dust and rust. I thought that it would be such a cheap restoration given that I mostly have the tools already. I ended up spending A LOT than I initially thought I would. But in the end, the expenses did not matter to me. It was the journey and the craft that makes that project super worth it.

Amazing job congrats.

Ace!, great result, love the colours. I think I've never seen a 1 by, 9 speed downtube shifter bike before 🙂Saving bikes rules, great job!

that bike is perfect. 1x with friction shifter - light... nice

That’s a killer build. I did a similar build on a mid 80s Bianchi frame. Turned out very fine. Those old steel frames are legit when you build them up good. That Schwinn is good for decades to come. Thanks for giving life to an old bike!

Ohhh man great video! I was definitely considering a vintage cannondale restoration and watching the video like yep, yep! I can do this! Then you busted out the 3D printing and I said nope, nope can’t do this!! I think I’ll save up and buy one already at my specs.

Wow!! That came out beautiful. Great job sir.. I have a vintage Trek I want to restore soon.

Beautiful well done

Really nice 👌

I got an 84 sprint i found behind a dumpster, gets lotsa love

Very nice!

Good job👍

classy and edgy at the same time, a true sport bike

古いバイクでもきちんと整備すればこんなにも美しくなるなんてすごい。

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Hello I see some decent chinese parts from ebay/ali; IXF, Deckas, bar tape, cables and housings, bolany cassette. I hope they work fine and you are happy with your bike. Finally it came fine and it has interesting gear combination 👍

Brilliant music choice!

nice job!

beauty!

The fork you used, is that a 1-1/8 steer tube?

super video

Great rebuild. This is more gravel bike than road bike I think.

Awesome

Amazing video, about to start a project on a Schwinn Varsity 10 Speed and a Schwinn Le Tour. I was wondering how you learned how to work on vintage bikes.

Nice custom brake holders.

Nice job! I was wondering about hubs and wheels? What you used. I have schwinn super sport looking todo this but use Mt bike bars.

This bike was really easy to assemble ru-vid.comUgkxMesz3KOGEmwmvyKQfLfrRSUXLFzfVHZA and required very few adjustments out of the box. The wheels did not require any truing/adjustments. The frame had some small scratches, but nothing major.I did replace the seat though - the seat it came with was very uncomfortable. The tires need to be re-inflated every 4-5 days, but this appears to be quite common for the narrow 700x25 tires.Overall, in my opinion, this bike looks and rides like a much more expensive bike.

took me 4 years to complete my '74 Huffy Cruiser. some projects just take time.

Beautiful job. Did you have any rear hub conversion to the MTB drives? I mean it is a road hub no?

Another bike restored by you that was beautiful. This color is really cool. Congratulations on your work, you are very capricious and the end result is always excellent. Chapeau...!

Cool bike and great video. Why is the front sprocket so small?

I got lent an 87 Rayleigh road bike completely converted me to frame set friction shifters.

Hi , what kind of spray paint did you use ? I see it is Krylon but there are a lot. Thanks

Super build. that frame looks a lot like my old Raleigh Chiltern. I made mine Flat Black, but that "Bianchi" light blue looks very appealing... ahhh... dammit, I think you're going to make me tear it apart again! Cool result. PS. Did you spray clear coat on it or not?

Hello! One question, how a wheel that supports a cassete with 9speed fits in this frame? Normally this old frames support wheels with hubs for 5/6 speeds only. Nice work!

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I have a question. Can I use brake housing instead of shifter housing for the shifter cable?

I have the same bike in red. What size bottom bracket did you use. I'm having trouble finding a sealed replacement. I know it is 68mm english but how wide?????

Respect

I'm building a 20 inch old school 1973 5 speed bike 🚲.. with the old handler bars and long seat with the rest back bar

awesome what kind of bars & stem is that, amazon find??

Very nice! I’m planning to start on a project like this pretty soon, hoping to find something I can use as a touring rig to complement my fixie. Gonna be fun! EDIT: Oh, and where did you get the “EAT PLANTS” cycling cap?

sweet

Did you have to cold set the frame to fit a 9 speed cassette?

Shimano shifter..Is it being used as STI indexed? I have one that looks the same with 7 speeds..Will it work with 9 speeds???

The jokey wheels might have used some cleaning and repacking?

Can the rust on the inside of the frame be removed? Is there a way to deal with it or is it not a concern?

What was the original diameter of the fork?

Did you fit that cassette to the original wheels??

Yes , if you wouldn have lightly sanded the primer your paint would be smoother . lightly, using a scuff pad works good on primer.

Beautiful bike is their a way you can sent me the list of your custom parts that you put into the bike

Was the original fork threaded? Was it 1" threaded? It will help me a lot to know

You could totally upgrade to 11-12 speed with a cassette hub and cassette upgrade for a reasonable price too! Friction shifters are so great huh

Steel frames live again!😊

With only one small ring in the front it’s going to be a rather slow bike?

Hola, estoy restaurando también una bicicleta fuji antigua y también me topé con los problemas de altura de los frenos de herradura. Veo que el delantero lo solucionaste con una horquilla de carbono. Me podrías decir porfavor cómo se le llama alos los baleros para poder poner una horquilla de sistema over como la que tú instalaste?

what year and model schwinn was it to start with?

What's the Chainring size? Does the shifting works well?

Also can you list what wheels you used. Thanks!

The music is beautiful. What’s its title and artist, please? Nice vid!

Awesome job wish you could work on my bike.

is the frame steel?

How much did you paid in total for all the parts?

Does it have a Kick Stand?

Made a Schwinn look like a Bianchi…! Looks very nice…! Is the frame brazed…? Very plain looking lugs, if that’s what they are….

What paint color did u use? Thx

The expenses add up, but if you are happy with the end result I call it worth it.

Sweet! Total cost ultimately?

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Most of my tools are english I was a metrologist when I was working and all the gages were english until the last few years before I retired, even then most of my inspection work was done in mm. The electronic gages automatically convert. I will leave metric to you young guys.

What was the final weight?

Hey man, how many teeth does your chainring have?

I was waiting for the final weight.

I need alot of info.. im going to be building something very similar very soon.. first timer.. and I dont know what the hell im doing.. kinda.

What that thing called? 9:05

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Sunglasses?

restoration price

Celeste for Bianchi only.

Music is annoying. But looking for a road bike im going to find 1 and restore it