Hiawatha girls bike information

[skkids1]

Leon,
I want to thank you for this information. I was blown away.
I want to sell it but I have no idea what it's worth, would you be able to help me with that? I'm a car guy and this is out of my ballpark.

Thank you again
Keith

 

[rebirthbikes]

Leon,
I want to thank you for this information. I was blown away.
I want to sell it but I have no idea what it's worth, would you be able to help me with that? I'm a car guy and this is out of my ballpark.

Thank you again
Keith

@skkids1 if you want to sell it and find out it’s value I would take some more photos of it and list it in the: deal or no deal section on this site. It’s a great way to get market value and you’ll be able to decide for yourself if you’re willing to sell it, or not, for the prices offered.

I have nowhere near the expertise as most on here do, nor Leon, but an over painted step-through (girls) bike, even a deluxe model of that vintage is probably worth $100/$150 sold whole. But, it would cost just as much to ship it anywhere. If you feel like parting it out… which would be a bit of a shame because it’s survived this long. You could probably get $200/$250 for parts - front fork + bearings, handlebars, chain ring, chain, pedals + crank + bearings, etc… honestly, it depends on who needs what parts to complete their projects.

If you can wait to sell it, selling it at a local swap meet is your best option. No fussing with shipping and you’ll probably get that $100/$150, maybe more. Maybe.
I hope that helps.

And, welcome to the Cabe!

Judd

 

[NBHAA]

Leon,
I want to thank you for this information. I was blown away.
I want to sell it but I have no idea what it's worth, would you be able to help me with that? I'm a car guy and this is out of my ballpark.

Thank you again
Keith

Hello,

You are most welcome. Glad I could help you.

As I have been saying for over 60 years now (YES), girl's bicycles usually just don't generate the interest (and these days, the funds) that boy's bicycles do. In the world of vintage CLASSIC bicycles in the USA, most of the hardcore collectors and speculators– and those most interested are guys. Especially older men. Naturally guys want a boy's bicycle because this is what they either wanted or can envision themselves owning. So? As sexist as it may seem, the collector "market" (such as it is) tends to gravitate mainly around boy's bicycles. Therefore, prices for girl's models usually (not always, but usually) come in a distant second.

Two easy ways to get a value idea (if not to generate a sale) are to:
1.) Take the bicycle to a car meet and offer it for sale. You're a car guy. Me too. I started running ads for bicycle stuff in car publications like Hemmings Motor News and Old Cars newspaper back in the late 1960s/early 1970s. I was also one of the first to set up with vintage balloon tire bicycles at old car swap meets. Clean your bicycle up as best you can, then sit it on display at a swap space with a "for sale" sign. Then see what interest/offers it may draw.

2.) With your bicycle cleaned up and tires pumped, take photos and post online "for sale" ads on eBay and CABE. If you are unsure of a price, request "best offer." On eBay you can even post with a high reserve price and see how close to that price (or to a figure that makes you smile) that the bids reach.

Hope this helps,

Leon Dixon
National Bicycle History Archive of America
(NBHAA.com)

 

[steve bennett]

Hello,

You are most welcome. Glad I could help you.

As I have been saying for over 60 years now (YES), girl's bicycles usually just don't generate the interest (and these days, the funds) that boy's bicycles do. In the world of vintage CLASSIC bicycles in the USA, most of the hardcore collectors and speculators– and those most interested are guys. Especially older men. Naturally guys want a boy's bicycle because this is what they either wanted or can envision themselves owning. So? As sexist as it may seem, the collector "market" (such as it is) tends to gravitate mainly around boy's bicycles. Therefore, prices for girl's models usually (not always, but usually) come in a distant second.

Two easy ways to get a value idea (if not to generate a sale) are to:
1.) Take the bicycle to a car meet and offer it for sale. You're a car guy. Me too. I started running ads for bicycle stuff in car publications like Hemmings Motor News and Old Cars newspaper back in the late 1960s/early 1970s. I was also one of the first to set up with vintage balloon tire bicycles at old car swap meets. Clean your bicycle up as best you can, then sit it on display at a swap space with a "for sale" sign. Then see what interest/offers it may draw.

2.) With your bicycle cleaned up and tires pumped, take photos and post online "for sale" ads on eBay and CABE. If you are unsure of a price, request "best offer." On eBay you can even post with a high reserve price and see how close to that price (or to a figure that makes you smile) that the bids reach.

Hope this helps,

Leon Dixon
National Bicycle History Archive of America
(NBHAA.com)

Another Hiawatha Girls Bike For Perusal and Identification.
Perhaps I am premature in this request as I have purchased, but will not take the drive across the Cascades to pick it up until after Christmas. So no serial yet. To me this was a beautiful bike - great colors, a tasteful display of bling including a Shockmaster springer, a well-preserved 70-something, with maybe even an adult length seat tube, What do you think?