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If you are trying to determine the genealogy of your bicycle by it's features, go to our Vintage Bicycle Price Guide
which details bicycle features, wheel sizes, brake types, etc., as well as showing a price estimate for your old bicycle.
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which details bicycle features, wheel sizes, etc., as well as showing a price estimate for your vintage bicycle.
Archived: Musclebikes (Sting-Rays, Krates, Choppers, etc.)
AGE / VALUE: 1976 sears spyder
posted by: Randi
on 4/3/2001 at 7:58:58 AM
| Back in 1976 My folks bought me a boys sears spyder chopper.
Chrome forks, ape hangers, fat slick, gas tank and all.
I still have that beast, which I credit with giving me Wile E. Coyote legs,
stored away in my attic. Anyone have an idea what it's worth?
I've been saving it for my kids (One girl here, another rugrat on the way gender TBD)
I never realized there was such a sub/counter culture devoted to old bikes.
Normally I dabble Civil War re-enactment and restoring 1930s
Ford cars,1940s-50s Chevy trucks, so any info about my bike would be appreciated.
This was my first bike and There are many memories associated with it.
(watching my friends blast up hills on their ten-speeds
while I lumbered on behind with only one;) |
RE:AGE / VALUE: 1976 sears spyder
posted by chris.s on 4/3/2001 at 5:05:04 PM
| I have a n.o.s. banana seat & 5 speed shifter for that bike .. |
RE:RE:AGE / VALUE: 1976 sears spyder
posted by George on 4/4/2001 at 10:05:07 AM
| Hi Chris, I saw your inquiry on the old Stingray and saw where someone answered that they have a banan seat and shifter from a five speed Spyder. I am intersetsed in finding an old five speed 24 inch Sears spyder like I had when I was a kid did you make any contacts who might know where to find one and if so could you pass on an addres to me please? Thanks |
RE:AGE / VALUE: 1976 sears spyder
posted by Randi on 4/6/2001 at 5:17:58 AM
| The bike I was talking about isn't a five speed shifter type,
it's the "chopper style" single speed with the fake tank
and looooong chrome forks... Like the one in the photo
database refered to as a 1969 girls model, but this bike
was bought in 1976. Does anyone out there know more of the
history and value of this bike?
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RE:RE:AGE / VALUE: 1976 sears spyder
posted by chris.s on 4/7/2001 at 4:24:50 AM
| I don't think the bike was a production bike Ralph Nader would have never let that bike on the market at that time after win a war with schwinn about the shifters and lots of other safty things.. |
AGE / VALUE: tire tool
posted by: jim
on 4/2/2001 at 7:28:55 PM
| I have some tire dismounting tools 3.00 ea + shipping
(Edli W-Germamy)
Thanks Jim |
AGE / VALUE: Iverson Dragster Chaingaurd
posted by: Gary
on 3/31/2001 at 9:05:48 PM
| See previous post... I just looked in the Pic gallery and i now see that i have a Iverson Dragster chaingaurd, exactly as pictured in this Picture archive.
ine isnt rusted bad, is still legible, and very easy to straighten up fine. Anyone Have the rest of the bike? |
AGE / VALUE: Swap Meet April 8, Swansea, MA
posted by: Joe
on 3/31/2001 at 7:29:50 PM
| The swap meet is Free to vendors and the public, indoor and outdoor. Push, pull or drag it to the show. We want to kick the spring off with a great start. Email me for information. Email everyone you know... |
MISC: Restoration Help
posted by: Jaymz
on 3/31/2001 at 5:03:24 PM
| I am tring to restore a Grey Ghost and was hoping some detailed pictures could be posted to help me with a correct restoration.Thanks!
http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/schwinnkratecollectors |
RE:MISC: Restoration Help
posted by mike on 4/1/2001 at 12:13:22 PM
| Jaymz, Try Ebay, just type in Schwinn and take a look, all Krates from 1971 (only Gray Ghost year) should be similar, good luck... |
AGE / VALUE: Drag Stripper? Have an Early Chaingaurd for sale/trade
posted by: Gary
on 3/31/2001 at 11:54:15 AM
| Picked up an interesting peice today, its a Chaingaurd off about a 20 in bike. Has the style of a streamline locomotive, with a spear type sticker on it, with the words Drag Stripper on it. Looks like Early Muscle stuff to me.
also got a nice pair of early bow-tie pedals, and some stingray misc. will trade or whatever, its hitting Ebay Wednesday unless its spoken for. |
FOR SALE: N.O.S. 63 stingray sissy bars
posted by: chris.d
on 3/30/2001 at 7:05:05 AM
| these are nos in ex.shape,they are made in Italy and were put on stingray at the dealers.their stamped flat on the bottom5 holes and just a dimple hole on top for the seat mount..50$ |
RE:FOR SALE: N.O.S. 63 stingray sissy bars
posted by chris.d on 3/30/2001 at 7:24:55 AM
| correction..the bars from 1965 |
RE:RE:FOR SALE: N.O.S. 63 stingray sissy bars
posted by mike on 3/30/2001 at 7:58:43 PM
| Chris can you email me some pictures and overall length? thx |
RE:RE:RE:FOR SALE: N.O.S. 63 stingray sissy bars
posted by chris.d on 3/31/2001 at 5:11:05 AM
| 26'' ill scan some pic soon..and send it to whoever |
WANTED: WTB : Sting Ray Pedals
posted by: Jeff
on 3/29/2001 at 1:25:41 PM
| Lookin for Sting Ray pedals as pictured on pages 10/11 of Liz Fried "SChwinn Sting Rays" book------
Whadda ya have? Thanks! |
AGE / VALUE: GREEN MANTA RAY SEAT WITH STRIPE
posted by: Eric
on 3/29/2001 at 5:36:44 AM
| How much is a manta ray campus green seat with the racing stripe worth with a bad tag. The last inch of the stripe is worn off on the tip.The right side on the tip has a quarter size chunk missing out of it.The seat pan is almost mint has the reflector tap and the large reflector.The worst part is the rip on the left and is pretty much in the shape of a U.
Thanks,Eric
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MISC: Info on 1969 Texas Ranger
posted by: mark rodriguez
on 3/28/2001 at 4:26:19 PM
| Was wondering if anyone could give me some info on my 1969 Texas Ranger? I was wondering things like who produced them, are parts for them difficult to come by, collectibility and any other info anyone has. All information would be greatly appreciated.
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RE:MISC: Info on 1969 Texas Ranger
posted by Cam on 3/29/2001 at 9:02:47 AM
| There is info on those bikes in the archives.
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RE:MISC: Info on 1969 Texas Ranger
posted by sam on 3/29/2001 at 5:00:47 PM
| Late model tex rangers were made by AMF - it has a triangle in the front sproket--right? |
RE:MISC: Info on 1969 Texas Ranger
posted by sam on 3/29/2001 at 5:02:06 PM
| Late model tex rangers were made by AMF - it has a triangle in the front sproket--right? |
RE:RE:MISC: Info on 1969 Texas Ranger
posted by jj on 4/2/2001 at 6:54:23 AM
| Cam,
Look again, here are a few links in the archives. There are more, too:
http://207.198.107.87/archive/d_arch_query2.asp?QuestionID=905&db=fsw
http://users.aol.com/VVVintage3/dater1.htm
http://www.oldroads.com/d_xarch_query2.asp?QuestionID=1832&db=fsw
http://www.oldroads.com/d_xarch_query2.asp?QuestionID=2558&db=fsw
http://www.oldroads.com/d_xarch_query2.asp?QuestionID=2652&db=fsw
http://www.oldroads.com/d_xarch_query2.asp?QuestionID=2931&db=fsw
http://www.oldroads.com/d_xarch_query2.asp?QuestionID=1795&db=bll
http://www.oldroads.com/d_xarch_query2.asp?QuestionID=1659&db=bll
http://www.oldroads.com/d_xarch_query2.asp?QuestionID=2259&db=bll |
AGE / VALUE: schwinn
posted by: schwinn_boy
on 3/28/2001 at 10:03:20 AM
| all schwinn bikes value has jumped up because GT Bicycles bought schwinn out. |
RE:AGE / VALUE: schwinn
posted by Ray on 3/28/2001 at 12:09:46 PM
| Unless something unusual happened this is backwards and about 2 years old. About 2 years ago the conglomerate that owns Schwinn out of Colorado bought out GT bicycles. Old news. |
RE:AGE / VALUE: schwinn
posted by kelly on 4/4/2001 at 6:57:07 AM
| i have a 1968 burnt orange 5 speed stingray.
tall fact sissy bar fact slick fact light on front
excellent shape |
WANTED: 1966 Wards Hawthorne Musclebike
posted by: Lu Pedrick
on 3/27/2001 at 12:23:02 PM
| I am looking for a 1966 Wards Hawthorne Musclebike. Prefer it to be a purple girls version with a white banana seat but will consider similar bikes. I had one of these as a child and have not been able to find any information about them. Could this have been made by another company that I may have better luck finding? Any information would be helpful. Thanks. |
RE:WANTED: 1966 Wards Hawthorne Musclebike
posted by JOEL on 3/29/2001 at 6:47:30 AM
| The Wards/Hawthorne muscle bikes were made by Rollfast. Either brand should be pretty easy to find. They show up on EBAY from time to time.
I have a girls' purple 60s Rollfast in very sad shape (cheap). |
RE:RE:WANTED: 1966 Wards Hawthorne Musclebike
posted by JOEL on 3/29/2001 at 1:56:42 PM
| BTW: I would be glad to send you some catalog copies showing all models and accessories. |
RE:WANTED: 1966 Wards Hawthorne Musclebike
posted by christian on 3/30/2001 at 2:26:10 PM
| there was one on ebay within the last couple of weeks. search the completed items list and maybe you will find it. it was a purple rollfast scoot made by wards. dont know if that is what you want, but i remember it was cheap. good luck
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RE:RE:WANTED: 1966 Wards Hawthorne Musclebike
posted by Lu Pedrick on 3/30/2001 at 9:08:24 PM
| The Rollfast Scoot was close but it looked and sounded like the guy had changed a lot of things on it. Thanks to Joel and Christian for getting me the manufacturer name. At least I kind of know what I am looking for now. |
MISC: Website Update
posted by: Vintage Bicycle Club of Texas
on 3/27/2001 at 8:27:59 AM
| The Vintage Bicycle Club of Texas website has been updated.
check us out at http://users.argolink.net/vbcoft/ |
WANTED: Schwinn Lil Tiger Parts
posted by: Matt
on 3/27/2001 at 5:29:36 AM
| I'm looking for a very nice or NOS Lil Tiger Sissy Bar (have the brackets), nice or NOS ducktail rear and front Lil Tiger Fenders (complete w/ braces), nice or NOS Lil Tiger Wheelset, and finally....a set of nice or NOS Lil Tiger Training Wheels. My son's birthday is in 2 weeks and I'm pushing hard to get his bike finished (he'll be three). The bike is a super nice original paint (red) Lil Tiger. I've got lots of stuff to trade or will buy outright. |
AGE / VALUE: anyone know the Huffy Cool Mint?
posted by: dante the scrub
on 3/26/2001 at 4:47:43 PM
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hello - anyone familiar with the Huffy Cool Mint? it was a girls Fair Lady copy, 3 speed, cool mint green of course.
do records exist of Huffy serial # years or model years? just curious about mine's vintage. 2 serial #s on left dropout, 71368 and 2035T or something similar.
thanks!
dante the scrub
ps. photo on krude web site at http://www.sirius.com/'scrub , next to the gov't Scrap poster. and no, the front end is not stock. that's my improvement.
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RE:AGE / VALUE: anyone know the Huffy Cool Mint?
posted by Scott on 3/27/2001 at 5:31:39 AM
| There was a discussion here about a month ago on how to figure a Huffy's age from the serial number. Keep clicking on "MORE MESSAGES" at the bottom of the screen to find it, or use the search function which searches the most recent archives. (VVVintage - you should try to improve your archive search programs. You have 5 years of discussions but they are hard to get to) |
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