Moneywise, the model and condition makes a very big difference.
Other than that it’s hard to put a value on the enjoyment of
fixing it up and riding it.
For me, it’s almost always “worth it” sometimes
a bit more than others.
Depending on which model and ho rough it is, it may be financially
worth it. A phantom is pretty valuable, and
there might be room pricewise for repainting, rechroming etc. lower
models maybe not as much, but parts cost a bit less.
At the very least, giving it a good cleaning and grease/oiling,
and maybe new tires will be worth doing.
Steve B
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[mailto:Bicycle_Restoration@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of fred Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 07:08 PM To: Bicycle_Restoration@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Bicycle_Restoration] Re: Mystery bike
What is an old bike/bicycle worth these days. I
have a single
speed Schwynn that is in very good condition and looking to
restore if it is worth it. Was made in late 1950s early 1960s.
Here is the only bike i have found this year, pickin's are getting tough. any help on what it might be? it does have the old style chain, what years did they...
What is an old bike/bicycle worth these days. I have a single speed Schwynn that is in very good condition and looking to restore if it is worth it. Was made...
Moneywise, the model and condition makes a very big difference. Other than that it's hard to put a value on the enjoyment of fixing it up and riding it. For...
Restore it and bring it back it back to its own majesty. Then if you feel like it, sell it for what you paid for to repair it. Let someone enjoy riding the...
It looks very schwinn like to me, although the fork isn’t what I’d expect. There’s a couple places with decent serial # decoding for Schwinns to tell the...
I've shot a ton of pictures of bikes over the years and know how the camera can trick the eye, but that fork looks wonky. I'd check it carefully. For the first...
thanks Steve, I was thinking that too. And i thought the chain was pre 50's Guess i will try to get a Ser# off it, the stem too says Schwinn. What suprised...
Not sure the bike is even a schwinn. could be a JC Higgins, Monarch, etc. You might post in the schwinnbike collector's forum for expert opinions on older...
The bike looks very much like a Murray with that skip tooth chain setup. My brother had a Murray, I had a less expensive JC Higgins. Research Murray . . ... ....
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