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Re: [Bicycle_Restoration] Re: Mystery bike

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 bike.

K.

From: fred <bronzemouse8@...>
To: Bicycle_Restoration@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, July 2, 2009 7:08:16 PM
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.

--- In Bicycle_Restoration @yahoogroups. com, "Gary" <gkk1011@... > wrote:
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> 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 change to the modern style?
> Gary
> http://yfrog. com/7246604571j
>
> http://img254. imageshack. us/img254/ 5552/46604571. jpg
Fri Jul 3, 2009 1:01 am

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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... 		Gary
gkk1011
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9:42 pm

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...
fred
bronzemouse101
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11:20 pm

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...
Steve Birmingham
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12:51 am

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...
Khalid Mateen
chalid2007
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3:14 am

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...
Steve Birmingham
stevebirm2000
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1:55 am

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...
John
old99jh
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3:07 am

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...
Gary
gkk1011
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3:12 am

Gary, Nice find. I don't think Schwinn used forward facing dropouts on non-lightweight bikes until 1945 (if that helps narrow it down). Bob...
Bob Hufford
bobhufford
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4:21 am

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...
Rick Paulos
rickpaulos
Offline Send Email 		Jul 7, 2009
5:06 pm

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 . . ... ....
Frederick Miles
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8:32 pm
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