Schwinn Ratrod

Itching for something different to ride I decided to throw something together. Drug this Schwinn down from the attic. I’d been trying for quite some time to get the stuck goose neck out and finally gave up and cut it off. I was going to just cut the old steer tube off the original fork and weld a new one on but that didn’t work out.
I went digging for a fork and all I could come up with was a fork off a Schwinn road bike. The steer tube was too short on it so I extended it. Put on some orange wheels I’d painted and laced a few years ago, an Electra Concho seat, apes an old 2.125 Western Flyer tire in the rear, a real skinny tread-less tire up front and bear trap pedals.
I reworked a tank from this 20″ Firestone convertible to make it fit. Painted the apes black and tried to paint the fork to match the patina of the tank. Leopard print grips, a license plate and a Ratrod Bikes decal. Fork struts are off an old girls Schwinn.
There’s just something fun about riding a bike with ape hangers.