Quick question to owners of Schwinns–my bearings died on me, and I have an old
cottered hub with constantly loosening cranks, so was considering doing a
complete upgrade on the thing. So here is the question: Can I replace the
Schwinn hub with a nice new Suzue, or do I need another Schwinn hub? (I tried to
get Tom Miller to answer this one, but no one was home) The critical thing would
be if the funky double-C-clip bearings would have the same inner diameter as the
6003/6203 bearings that fit the Suzue hub. I suspect spacing might also play
into this, but to a lesser extent.
On another note, this damn broken uni has my stroke of midnight/new years
unicycling somewhat on hold (I suppose I can steal back the 20" for a bit, and
make my son ride his 16")–but are many others planning to be on one wheel when
Y2K strikes?
Happy holidays to all!
Peter
Peter Kittle Department of English CSU, Chico Chico CA 95929-0830 ph:
530/898-5305 fax: 530/898-4450 email: pkittle@csuchico.edu www: http://www.csuchico.edu/~pkittle
> considering doing a complete upgrade on the thing. So here is the question: > Can I replace the Schwinn hub with a nice new Suzue, or do I need another > Schwinn hub? (I
A good upgrade for an old cottered Schwinn would be a nice Miyata or Semcycle The old cottered Schwinns were really solidly built, but there comes a time
when it’s better to upgrade all the way.
I don’t think bearing sizes are compatible between the Schwinn and Suzue hub.
Get a new Schwinn hub if it’s worth the money, but then you need new cranks too.
> are many others planning to be on one wheel when Y2K strikes?
I’m going to a big party in downtown Sacramento with 10,000 or so other people.
If they let me bring in a unicycle I might, but at the stroke of midnight I will
probably have my lips planted on another very special pair of lips.
The old cottered Schwinns were really solidly built, but there comes a time