Excellent stretched beach cruiser look. 19 From Center Crank to Top Seat Post. 2 Speed Yellow 3 Stripe Kickback Bike.
Solid & Straight Steel Frame. Very Nice Chain Guard With Very Minor Scuffs, Great Visible Decals. Very nice and glossy red paint, looks very nice. However, Has less than expected sporadic chips/scuffs/here/there but overall is very nice to excellent compared to others from the era. Some scuffs have been touched up over the years. Beautiful Original Hiawatha 1950's Firemans Steel Handlebars with only primer coat, finish with your custom color or leave as is since they are solid and straight with zero rust underneath. Nice Original Red Schwinn Grips. Excellent JUN Alloy road bike stem really makes the bike streamline. Very nice & solid chrome fenders, great shining set with very minor indent on each, otherwise excellent.Like New Schwinn Approved S Messinger Saddle. Nice Original Rear Fender Reflector. Excellent Clover Crankset with beautiful chrome Sprocket, very minor surface rust on one arm. Excellent Original Schwinn Tubular S-7 Rims with No peppering Or rust. Excellent shine & includes White & Alloy Sets of Sugino Alloy Wing Nuts.
Nice Original Schwinn Westwind Balloon Tires show minor weather checking & both hold air nice, spin good for the age. Excellent Original Schwinn front spring loaded rack & large rear original Schwinn Basket. No rust or issues, nice chrome/alloy underneath the paint If you wanted to strip the paint to expose the chrome. Very nice and operating Schwinn Generator Headlight/taillight system-rare rear lense is nice. Nice original vintage mirror with reflectors-minor cracking mirror.Cool dual vintage rocket battery operated headlight-taillight system that works. Nice Vintage VDO Speedometer with wheel piece but needs a new cable. Excellent and very sleek Typhoon beach cruiser with custom features and a look like no other. Most of the bike is original Schwinn, some components were added/swaped to create a very unique and eye candy Typhoon. Nice color, nice cosmetics, great mechanics and guaranteed you'll be the center of attention in the neighborhood.
Cruises very nice and smooth ride with only minor expected wobble that's sporadic, and not bad. All bearings have been greased and feel good. Bendix Automatic 2 Speed hub feels good and shifts fine. Overall an excellent one off custom cruiser.Pictures tell all, if not, please ask. See my other listings that include BMX bikes, rare bikes, road bikes, bike parts & vintage cruisers from the 40's & up, with more added often. As with all vintage rides, they are not new bikes that ride as if off the showcase floor.
If its a rush please let me know. The item "Custom Vintage Schwinn Typhoon 2 Spd Kickback Cruiser RED 26 Chicago Bike Rare" is in sale since Friday, April 01, 2016. This item is in the category "Sporting Goods\Cycling\Vintage Cycling\Vintage Bicycles". The seller is "fastguyeddy" and is located in Cloquet, Minnesota. This item can be shipped to United States.