2 STROKE DIRT BIKE ENGINES

1984 Schwinn Le tour polo bike- Parts detail: Sugino 103BB, Shimano Deore DX crankset with a 34t FSA ring, Time ATAC pedals, Kalloy post, WTB Rocket saddle, 3T stem, Alum risers with Ourys, stock pitted headset, Dia compe brake lever and rear side pull brake. The rear wheel is a Nashbar double fixed to a Weinmann DP18 rim. The front hub is some random Japanese hub laced to a Mavic rim. Tires are Panaracer Paselas 700c X 28. Mallet was a carbon fiber ski pole with a 6" piece of UHPE for a mallet head and splash bar tape for comfort, control, and some style. It received a mallet wack from a opposing player (and one of my coworkers) and the shaft snapped in half. Oh, well I didn't think the carbon fiber shaft would last as long as it did which was almost 10 months of use.

26 x 1 3/8ths is
or was
a common size
but Schwinn
being Schwinn
had to do things their own way
so the bead width on this wheel 597 mm
is not the same as the standard
26 x 1 & 3/8ths 590 mm

It's easy enough to get replacements
but its kind of moot now since I intend
to replace the wheels.

The little black dots on the rim
are pits made by rust.
which don't reflect the light
the way the chrome or nickel does.
On the one hand it's a shame that
this bike has more years than miles on it.
On the other, it's to my benefit.
It just sat somewhere exposed to the
seasonal changes in temperature
and humidity
not being ridden
for 36 years