Larry Lujan: Diversity Schwinn Kustom Kruiser |
This project consists of a 1980 Beach Cruiser 26" frame, 1952 Spitfire Middleweight front and back fenders, and 1969 Stingray handlebars. Tires and rims are aftermarket, as well as the seat. Those comfortable air cushion grips are by Schwinn; and the crank and sprocket are off a 1976 Stingray. The pedals are Schwinn, as well. I took some ideas from the ever-so-popular GT Kruiser, The Moon Bicycle, with that West Coast attitude. As you can see, I did some chopping, a little here, and a little there. And, I might add, I did some flipping-over on the rear end, as well. As I chopped, I would bend here and rake there. Then,I did some constructive mending, and some cutting away at the fenders that were badly damaged from the years gone by. Then I did some undercoating to the fenders to give it that BikeRod&Kustom look. So, with that in mind, my budget is right on course. Now that the bodywork is done, I chose the closest colors I could find. I took an idea out of an airplane hobby book, for the scallop look on the tank. Then, when the colors were nice and dry, I did a urethane finish on it. So there you have it-the Diversity Schwinn Kustom Kruiser 26", designed and built by Larry at "Bone Yard Bicycles". |
