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1980 King Sting single speed (18" seat tube version) Team Schwinn Tribute

1982 Champion

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Last edited by vinro4416 (2012-09-02 12:21am)

BluWebco · 2012-08-08 6:16am

Cool looking KS!
What kind of tires>

tcmcdonald · 2012-08-08 9:31am

townslo wrote:
My 2012 OM Flyer finally done.

Pro-Class wheels
Kenda Tires
Sansin Hubs
Tioga OPC
Skull Skates Bars
Giant Stem
Kuwahara Grips
VP Pedals
Dia-Compe MX Brakes
Tioga Spider
PorkChop 39th Sprocket
DK Clamp
Pork Post
and super comfy seat!

http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt25 … c588e5.jpg
http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt25 … 02809a.jpg
http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt25 … ab69dc.jpg
http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt25 … 9aa0e0.jpg

Cool looking OM. It's nice to know I'm not the only one who likes a comfortable seat. I really like the look of your retro foil/prism decals. I've considered doing the same to my SE.

zedhed · 2012-08-19 1:09pm

Thanks to MelvinsArmy, I finally got a K-26 rolling. This might be my favorite ride of all time. Built it up with Profile hubs, stem and sprocket, Dx brakes and pedals, S&M bars. My brother hand built the wheels with W/S spokes. Rides like an absolute dream. Love to see Kappa come back one day, or for someone to pick up where the K-26 left off.

martimagico · 2012-08-19 4:31pm

BluWebco wrote:
Cool looking KS!
What kind of tires>

they look like tioga farmer johns?

vinro4416 · 2012-08-19 5:37pm

martimagico wrote:
BluWebco wrote:
Cool looking KS!
What kind of tires>
they look like tioga farmer johns?

TIRES : Cheng Shin 26 x 1.95, standard Schwinn issue for King Sting in the early 80's

tcmcdonald · 2012-08-19 10:32pm

zedhed wrote:
Thanks to MelvinsArmy, I finally got a K-26 rolling. This might be my favorite ride of all time. Built it up with Profile hubs, stem and sprocket, Dx brakes and pedals, S&M bars. My brother hand built the wheels with W/S spokes. Rides like an absolute dream. Love to see Kappa come back one day, or for someone to pick up where the K-26 left off.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TjCO91xzEAw/U … 010217.JPG
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hsMIkkZf6Zg/U … 010227.JPG
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EqJLfaa7pjc/U … 010223.JPG
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OV2UXBI2EIg/U … 010224.JPG
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aePA_HA-LFY/U … 010216.JPG
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kFa9kW0PmGY/U … 010225.JPG

Nice Kappa! I love your attention to detail. This bike really needs to be submitted to the Museum.

Coco · 2012-08-20 9:39am

zedhed wrote:
Thanks to MelvinsArmy, I finally got a K-26 rolling. This might be my favorite ride of all time. Built it up with Profile hubs, stem and sprocket, Dx brakes and pedals, S&M bars. My brother hand built the wheels with W/S spokes. Rides like an absolute dream. Love to see Kappa come back one day, or for someone to pick up where the K-26 left off.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TjCO91xzEAw/U … 010217.JPG
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hsMIkkZf6Zg/U … 010227.JPG
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EqJLfaa7pjc/U … 010223.JPG
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OV2UXBI2EIg/U … 010224.JPG
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aePA_HA-LFY/U … 010216.JPG
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kFa9kW0PmGY/U … 010225.JPG

That is my old K-26 I sold to Melvin's Army. That thing gets around more than the slutty chick in high school. Looking good and glad the silver King headset and silver TNT clamp is still with it.

zedhed · 2012-08-20 2:00pm

Yeah Coco, a special mention goes to you in the museum section....I was so distraught when I saw that you had sold it from Regina just weeks before I began a serious search for one. I grew up in Winnipeg and spent much of my youth in Regina....and now being in Vancouver, it would have been an easy transaction for us.... Alas, I put out the word to all Kappa owners and this one came back up. I sure don't mind that my new ride is a "slut" With some luck, this one will go to Brazil with me next year.

Carbon · 2012-09-01 4:09pm

Heres a 38 Colson, I got the frame in yesterday and chemical stripped it, painted it, then built it back up, super fun rider. I've always wanted a Newport S&S 26" cruiser and won't be able to afford one from the way it looks, so, this will have to do, I really like it.

JacksonHole22 · 2012-09-01 5:01pm

81 mongoose kos kruiser

82 mongoose two six

BlackSaturday · 2012-09-01 9:46pm

jmt788 wrote:
Here is my 1981 King Sting built from a hodgepodge of parts.

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i233/ … 51copy.jpg

Looking good.

furious_01 · 2012-09-02 4:50pm

JacksonHole22 wrote:
81 mongoose kos kruiser
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8303/7883 … 184b_b.jpg

82 mongoose two six
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8303/7881 … 30b3_b.jpg

WOW - that 81 is SIIIIIIIICK.

MrDoneup · 2012-09-03 5:51pm

My Next Build is going to be a 26>

Carbon · 2012-09-09 8:23am

Here's a couple builds i've been working on lately, the first is an american made Huffy mountain bike conversion, put a straight fork on it with Redline monster cranks, Snafu pedals, S&M cruiser bars, Kenda K-Rad tires with a custom laid back post I welded up, bike rides awesome. Second one is a 1938 Colson that I made into a retro cruiser, Skinwalls from Porkchop, Redline Lo-pro pedals, Diamondback cruiser bars with Diamondback front 44t drive sprocket, another super nice rider.

Next, the Colson,...

Coco · 2012-09-09 8:30am

zedhed wrote:
Yeah Coco, a special mention goes to you in the museum section....I was so distraught when I saw that you had sold it from Regina just weeks before I began a serious search for one. I grew up in Winnipeg and spent much of my youth in Regina....and now being in Vancouver, it would have been an easy transaction for us.... Alas, I put out the word to all Kappa owners and this one came back up. I sure don't mind that my new ride is a "slut" With some luck, this one will go to Brazil with me next year.

I have a theory that half the world's population originates from Regina. I'm glad you finally found a K-26! Drop me a line if you ever cruise through here again at some point.

nic968 · 2012-09-10 7:55am

That 38 Colson looks great...

larryS · 2012-09-10 11:30am

2012 L&S Creation 26. It has a 1 1/8" headtube and a european bottom bracket.

danielmacdonald · 2012-09-10 6:19pm

I just finished my first 26" MTB>BMX cruiser project. I used it as an experiment before I spend more serious money on a 26" BMX frame. I found a used MTB with cro-moly frame for $45. I kept the frame, fork, rims, seat post, seat and rear brake from the MTB. Everything else is new. It's a really comfortable and fun bike to ride. I will have to invest in a stronger frame and rims if I ever want to do anything more than cruising with this. Fun project resulting in a fun bike! Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielmacd … 974694641/.

ORIGINAL 26" MTB

CONVERTED 26" BMX CRUISER

CONVERTED 26" BMX CRUISER

CONVERTED 26" BMX CRUISER

CONVERTED 26" BMX CRUISER

Burning River · 2012-09-10 6:24pm

Green Machine...I dig it a lot .

danielmacdonald · 2012-09-10 6:41pm

Thanks Burning River, it's been a fun project. Might get addictive... heh.

redcar · 2012-09-10 8:08pm

larryS wrote:
2012 L&S Creation 26. It has a 1 1/8" headtube and a european bottom bracket.

http://i1139.photobucket.com/albums/n54 … /007-1.jpg
http://i1139.photobucket.com/albums/n54 … /002-1.jpg
http://i1139.photobucket.com/albums/n54 … /001-2.jpg

Love that color! And happy to see the addition of canti brake studs, and the 1 1/8" headset. Great bike!

manic_germanic · 2012-09-10 8:47pm

Addictive....HELL YES!

danielmacdonald wrote:
Thanks Burning River, it's been a fun project. Might get addictive... heh.

RodneyR · 2012-09-10 9:00pm

DIGGIN THE L&S !! nice work larryS!!

twotonezed · 2012-09-11 7:11pm

I just finished this one. Its a King Sting clone. I put some decent parts on it. I like how it turned out.

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