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Tue Nov 02, 2004 9:26 pm

lonslo61 wrote:

Western Flyer & Columbia

Those old western flyers were sweet bikes.

Wed Nov 03, 2004 10:05 am

Das Dragon wrote: That is a bike design way ahead of it's time, looks like a lot of the custom choppers being built on TV.

DD

Yep, the Elgin Bluebird. Quite the looker. I'm also a fan of the aerocycle-

Another fave, The Elgin Robin-

Wed Nov 03, 2004 10:20 am

crofty wrote: Das Dragon wrote: That is a bike design way ahead of it's time, looks like a lot of the custom choppers being built on TV.

DD

Yep, the Elgin Bluebird. Quite the looker. I'm also a fan of the aerocycle-

Another fave, The Elgin Robin-

You need a vintage basket on the front for your cat.

Wed Nov 03, 2004 3:53 pm

i've got a phantom basket case, missing most everything but the locking springer fork and seat pan, a rough but rideable bf good rich, a couple of corvette's, and another unkown model, but nice og paint schwinn middle weight tank bike. the wife rides a pre war hawthorne that her grandma bought used years ago, and also has a sweet og paint(super ratty) ladies schwinn tanker that i bought off a garbage man who picked it up on his route.

Wed Nov 03, 2004 4:46 pm

Saw one of these in AZ. Awesome in person.

Wed Nov 03, 2004 5:24 pm

chickengeorge wrote: Saw one of these in AZ. Awesome in person.

Way futuristic for its time. They make fully suspended bikes that look like that now.

Wed Nov 03, 2004 6:47 pm

chickengeorge wrote: Saw one of these in AZ. Awesome in person.

Bowden Spacelander. Rare and good to look at but possibly the crappiest manufacturing ever. Built in Grand Haven, Michigan only 522 units shipped.
In the 80's they were repoped.

Thu Nov 04, 2004 8:34 am

ToolBox wrote: chickengeorge wrote: Saw one of these in AZ. Awesome in person.

Bowden Spacelander. Rare and good to look at but possibly the crappiest manufacturing ever. Built in Grand Haven, Michigan only 522 units shipped.
In the 80's they were repoped.

Rumor is they fetch at least 5g's!

Thu Nov 04, 2004 11:22 am

ToolBox wrote: chickengeorge wrote: Saw one of these in AZ. Awesome in person.

Bowden Spacelander. Rare and good to look at but possibly the crappiest manufacturing ever. Built in Grand Haven, Michigan only 522 units shipped.
In the 80's they were repoped.

Why was this bike a POS? I'd roll it.

Sat Nov 06, 2004 7:29 pm

tortron wrote: apparenty theres a bike to be dropped of here for me to restore, its about 50 years old but i dont know the make of it

turns out is a "phillips" and about 40 years old as far as i can reckon

i managed to get it out of the top of the barn safetly
under the red paint it was originaly some kind of metallic green, only a few things wrong ie the spokes of the front wheel, some bugger has nicked the brake pads, and a few rust holes in the box, and the swivel latch for the box is missing

Wed Apr 14, 2010 9:44 pm

I found an old schwinn and can't find any serial numbers??

Wed Apr 14, 2010 9:50 pm

Somone stole my 68 Apple Crate about 8 years ago... I got it cheap from some old dude who bought it new. I see them unrestored for $500-$1000. I really want another one!

Wed Apr 14, 2010 10:14 pm

I had one stolen back in '74

Fri Apr 16, 2010 5:33 am

Lets see some Sting-ray's with your Volkswagen.
Here a 1968 Mini Twinn with my Squareback
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=363119

Biggest, Oldest, The Best in the Country, Bicycle Show & Swap
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http://www.ann-arbor-bicycleshow.com

Fri Apr 16, 2010 9:07 am

Her is my Mini Twinn in the single on the way to Maine.

We were going to our wedding.

I do have many pictures of us riding in our wedding clothes, just need to upload.

Fri Apr 16, 2010 9:28 am

I have a '68 Lemon Peeler.

Fri Apr 16, 2010 9:49 am

I remember this one time...

Fri Apr 16, 2010 10:24 am

No Schwinns, but I still have a Murray Wildcat banana bike that I got from Santa in 1966 when I was seven years old. Only toy I couldn't seem to destroy. Tore it up a few times, and fixed it. Probably where I got the mechanic bug (no pun intended).

When I was about 10 my Dad came over to my "workshop" because I was borrowing so many tools, to see what I was up to. I had that bicycle completely disassembled, including the coaster brake. Told him I was overhauling it. He just said, "Damn boy, I just hope you can get that back together. I did, and rode it until I got my license.

Now I have a 69 beetle 'vert completely disassembled. Damn, I hope I can get THAT back together.

Fri Apr 16, 2010 10:54 am

It's not super old, but here's the Schwinn Deluxe Twin that I retored. Sorry for the crappy picture :oops: .

Fri Apr 16, 2010 11:34 am

my daughters bike, picked it up on craigslist for $75 if I remember right. still has the og tires on it.