1950s Schwinn Junior Misery

I got this beautiful bicycle on Friday night and installed new tires on Sunday:

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before:


after:


I already loved the rusty rims, hell I ride with a group called "Rusty Riders." After I replaced the tires with the new whitewalls, the rusty rims gave it an incredible accent. The rims themselves have a double bin-stripe* on them that I would have hated to lose in the restoration that is no longer needed.


*pictures to come.