This time of year I get a lot of rims/hubs/nips being dropped off by some really cool BMX collectors to get bikes ready for the show season. Definitely my favorite time of year here in Texas. It’s not too hot just yet and the mosquitoes are not eating me alive yet!
2022 was a busy year. Lots of wheel builds! Mostly custom BMX and Big BMX builds but had a few Bike Polo builds in there as well. Stay tuned in 2023 for some more cool wheels and bike builds!
We took a few years away from the website but never skipped a beat. I have been in the shop working hard and hardly working this whole time!! The website will be under construction as we load new content and “freshen” it up a little. In the mean time head over to our Instagram pages to see what we have been up too. @owlwheelworks
Custom Wheelset For @turkeyleghut
I received the frame this week and after fixing some shipping damage I snuck in some time after family time to start piecing it together. I picked up a set of Schwinn Cushion bars today at a swap and I might use those on the bike. I was going to use a set of Wildfire repop Sportsman bars, but they were poorly manufactured and do not fit stems well. The tank in the pictures is not the one being used its just for a mock up. Im waiting to get paint for the original tank. I am still looking for a good fork. Id like a 26" Whizzer fork but Ill settle for a Monark fork for now. Not too many more parts needed.....
I have this fully rebuilt 47 Whizzer Engine that Im slowly building up. I recently got some motor mounts for it, and a few parts that I have gathered for it over the past few years and mocked it up on a DX frame. I plan on building this bike up using 40's and 50's parts. I want it to look like a bike that a kid built up in the late 50's to hang with the local Whizzer Gang. I have a 59 Wasp Frame coming that should have the color and all the clearance Im looking for, if not ill notch it. Is has the color and patina Im looking for. I have a set of blue 40's DX fenders with original paint that Ill use. Im looking for a Whizzer fork but for now I may use a Monark fork. Here is a few Photos of the mock up. Ill add pictures as I go over the next few weeks. My goal is to have it done and riding way before spring.
I just finished the rear wheel. Its a NOS New Departure Model D .120g with newer .120 gauge spokes and nipples laced to an older stock heavy duty chrome .120 rim. I used a new Taiwan Sheave because I like the mounting hardware better. Bontrager 26x2.3 tire for now.
I picked this up at one of the Spring swap meets. Its a 38 Schwinn Autocycle Deluxe Straightbar. I have wanted a prewar Schwinn In this color for a long time so when this one popped up I jumped on it. I traded the 47 Schwinn New World for this one. For me that was a fair deal, I like balloon tire bikes more than lightweights. This frame was apparently found in a Schwinn shop basement with 40 other partially built NOS bikes/frames/parts.
The first picture is how I got it, the pictures following that one are after a light wipe down with pledge and a nice re-chromed headset was installed.
This one will be a slow build so it may be a while before you see an update.
