I am trying to gather as much accurate information as possible on two Schwinn Collegiate Sky Blue 3-speed bikes w/ hand and coaster brakes. I have the man's (with 21 3/4" seat tube and 5 3/4" head tube) and woman's (with 19 3/4" or 20" seat tube, 5 3/4" head tube) bikes. The serial numbers start with GL61 followed by 4 additional numerals and are located at the rear dropout.
I have a receipt from Sears showing the purchase of two 3 speed bikes on 11/15/1972 from the original owners. They do not remember purchasing 2 bicycles on 2 different occasions and the serial numbers do not align with the dates on the receipt. One website showed them as being manufactured in 1959! That is definitely not correct.
The woman's bike has a Sturmey Archer 3-speed gear shifter with 3 speed coaster brake (Made in England 86-10) at the rear axle.
The man's bike has Shimano 3-speed gear shifter with 3 speed coaster brake.
Both bikes have the almost round head badges with a 4 pointed star.
The woman's bike has what appears to be a very graphic, squarish "S" (almost looking like an "E") followed by "G2" and the man's bike has "GO" stamped into the metal bracket that holds the top tube onto the seat tube. Both bikes have either 68L (or 789), depending on which way it is viewed, stamped into the metal under the cranks.
If you can offer any more information and the source, I would appreciate it very much!
I have a receipt from Sears showing the purchase of two 3 speed bikes on 11/15/1972 from the original owners. They do not remember purchasing 2 bicycles on 2 different occasions and the serial numbers do not align with the dates on the receipt. One website showed them as being manufactured in 1959! That is definitely not correct.
The woman's bike has a Sturmey Archer 3-speed gear shifter with 3 speed coaster brake (Made in England 86-10) at the rear axle.
The man's bike has Shimano 3-speed gear shifter with 3 speed coaster brake.
Both bikes have the almost round head badges with a 4 pointed star.
The woman's bike has what appears to be a very graphic, squarish "S" (almost looking like an "E") followed by "G2" and the man's bike has "GO" stamped into the metal bracket that holds the top tube onto the seat tube. Both bikes have either 68L (or 789), depending on which way it is viewed, stamped into the metal under the cranks.
If you can offer any more information and the source, I would appreciate it very much!