I had no idea

[phantom]

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-5...0001&campid=5335809022&icep_item=192114572364

$1,385 and reserve not met......

 

[rusty.kirkpatrick]

How is this that valuable?

 

[bairdco]

'Cause the chainguard says "Klunker."

If real, it's rare, and it's very desireable by rich mountain bike guys.

 

[Euphman06]

All because the Klunker guard. The mountain bikers that coined the term "klunker" I believe threatened (or did) sue Schwinn over the name. Schwinn changed the name to Cruiser 5 in response. The Klunker 5 guard wasn't produced very long.

 

[vincev]

What can I get for this one......The paint faded away in the Arizona

sun.....

 

[island schwinn]

the guard is where the money is.from what I remember,it was a 6 month run before the lawsuit.I imagine a complete,original bike could end up going a bit higher than it is now,but not a bunch higher.

 

[GTs58]

All because the Klunker guard. The mountain bikers that coined the term "klunker" I believe threatened (or did) sue Schwinn over the name. Schwinn changed the name to Cruiser 5 in response. The Klunker 5 guard wasn't produced very long.

Well that's pretty close. After the Klunker name came the 1979 Spitfire 5, then the 1980 Cruiser 5's.

The guard on that looks like it was screened, no decal, so I would say it's legit.

 

[GTs58]

What can I get for this one......The paint faded away in the ArizonaView attachment 431935 sun.....

Vince, you can send that back to Arizona and I'll take care of that faded paint. I'll send your a shipping label and 50 bucks for your time boxing it up.

 

[Overhauler]

I have a 79 Spitfire 5 one year only in blue

 

[bricycle]

definitely not on my bucket list....