Schwinn Tempo, phase 1.
05-03-12, 06:49 PM
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Schwinn Tempo, phase 1.
Okay got her initially built shortly after she arrived here..
So now it's a matter of phasing stuff out till I have the bike I want, and then I'm going to paint it.
What would you guys do? keeping in mind I want to stay with SS coaster brake.
Edit: The end of phase 1:
Edit: Begining of phase 2:
So now it's a matter of phasing stuff out till I have the bike I want, and then I'm going to paint it.
What would you guys do? keeping in mind I want to stay with SS coaster brake.
Edit: The end of phase 1:
Edit: Begining of phase 2:
Last edited by RaleighSport; 05-15-12 at 05:37 PM. Reason: update
05-03-12, 06:55 PM
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05-03-12, 07:57 PM
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There's not much left to phase out, is there? Narrower bars maybe 
That is a pretty killer frame by all accounts, it should be a great ride no matter how you build it up.
That is a pretty killer frame by all accounts, it should be a great ride no matter how you build it up.
05-03-12, 08:27 PM
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Get ride of everything but the frame. Also know that that 80s Schwinn paint is very difficult to remove. Recommend a wire brush and 3-4 hours of time. Chemical stripper does very little.
05-03-12, 08:40 PM
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I would recommend painting it metallic orange, just because that's what I would do...
05-03-12, 09:50 PM
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05-04-12, 05:35 AM
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If it must be a SS for now, for heaven's sake don't remove the DT mounts or RD hanger. You may discover The Joys Of Gearing at a later point in life and regret doing so.
Good bones, it will ride well no matter what you put on it. If it were mine, I'd take it to the powder coater and have him strip and PC it in the color of my choice.
Drop bars, a longer stem & a more elegant crankset.
Good bones, it will ride well no matter what you put on it. If it were mine, I'd take it to the powder coater and have him strip and PC it in the color of my choice.
Drop bars, a longer stem & a more elegant crankset.
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05-04-12, 08:10 AM
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Good to see it finally showed up. For anyone in the save the paint crowd (which I am normally leading), the paint on this puppy is trashed. Frame is straight, former owner used it as a commuter and just didn't take care of it. This bike truly needs a repaint. Myself, I would be powdercoating it. Has a nice Schwinn headbadge. If I kept it, I was going to either go with orange or white. Orange, because that was the color of my 1974 UO8, which I bought new. White, because, well, I like white bikes.
05-04-12, 10:48 AM
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If it must be a SS for now, for heaven's sake don't remove the DT mounts or RD hanger. You may discover The Joys Of Gearing at a later point in life and regret doing so.
Good bones, it will ride well no matter what you put on it. If it were mine, I'd take it to the powder coater and have him strip and PC it in the color of my choice.
Drop bars, a longer stem & a more elegant crankset.
Good bones, it will ride well no matter what you put on it. If it were mine, I'd take it to the powder coater and have him strip and PC it in the color of my choice.
Drop bars, a longer stem & a more elegant crankset.
And everyone, by phase I out I mean swap out parts either for stuff in my pile or for stuff I order... I was kinda leaning towards using some BOC bits, since it should be on it's way sometime soon to me, but it sounds as though that's just for amusement now.
Bill, somehow your pictures made it look better then it is!!!!!!!!!!!! Love it though, thanks a lot man.
05-04-12, 10:48 AM
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Ah, this is the one that had the stuck seat post? Glad to see that it found a new home...
05-04-12, 11:40 AM
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You gonna eat that?
I like it. I wouldn't paint it either. As is, it has street cred.
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05-04-12, 11:54 AM
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Powdercoat it white and get a black stem, seatpost, and binder bolt. Put a bow tie on the front.
But seriously, the first part.
But seriously, the first part.
05-04-12, 11:58 AM
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05-04-12, 06:53 PM
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Welp she's primered up, tomorrow or the day after I'll sand
05-11-12, 03:36 PM
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Minor update: Main color goes on today. Here she is masked and awaiting the first coat.
05-11-12, 04:01 PM
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One can of automotive paint later...
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Nah, yours appears to be in a billion times better shape. If that's the condition mine had been in, I probably would have just cleaned her up and built her up. And I can relate on the STI bit.. I'm rehordeing my 105sc group.. for some odd reason.
05-11-12, 05:52 PM
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Minor update:
a lil finishing work to do with a paint pen, but the black is almost done.
a lil finishing work to do with a paint pen, but the black is almost done.
