Sorry, No Shipping. $490 for the pair. Part of a local estate sale were these two Coppertone bikes. Beautiful 1966 bikes that owners (husband & wife) purchased new, looks like they were ridden a bit, then put in storage. Maybe being in storage for 50+ years, look very lightly ridden. The asking price on the bikes was fair in my opinion, and I am a sucker for any original Schwinn coppertone bikes especially in excellent condition. I made a bit of a low offer, one of those offers you make when you are not sure you want/need the bike(s), but make an offer anyway in a way hoping they turn it down, well they took it. On my way home with the two bikes in my van I have these thoughts of my wife of almost 47 years and myself going for sunset rides together, when I ask myself who am I kidding. Back in the early 80's I remember doing this with her, it was nice. Now when we walk together we have to be careful of cracks in the sidewalk one of us having sustained an injury tripping on the sidewalk not that long ago. Having ridden Stingrays almost exclusively the past 35 or so years, but put me on a big boys bike and I am less comfortable, hesitant/careful which I guess is not a bad thing though. But the sunset ride thought quickly went out of my head.
These bikes are in really nice original condition with their made in USA Schwinn tires, Sprint derailleurs, racks, "S" seats, men's has nice bow pedals. Both bike have Ellingsons San Mateo/San Bruno shop stickers on them as well as Burlingame licenses. San Mateo is the city the estate sale was where I purchased these. When I got them home I aired up the tires and rode them both. Considering neither bike has probably not seen a drop of oil or lubricant in many years, they rode OK and tires held air.
If these bikes were any other color but Coppertone I would have probably not purchased them, the paint looks great and I have not even wiped them down. Still enjoy walking by and looking at this pair of bikes but know it probably won't be long until I decide to let them go. If anyone might be interested in the bikes and is local to me near San Jose, CA, and has any Stingray bikes or parts they might be wanting to sell or trade, let me know and maybe we can do a trade. Just when I was out, this pair of bikes pulls me back in. More lightweight Schwinn bikes. That's OK though, who can complain about anything that puts a smile on your face. As I ended my other posts, I want to make clear this is not a knock against Schwinn Lightweight bikes by any means. They are fantastic quality bikes that are great values but have not seen the collectable status as some of the other Schwinn bikes.
Check out the post on here I made a few weeks ago, a lot of helpful comments on that post regarding bikes
These bikes are in really nice original condition with their made in USA Schwinn tires, Sprint derailleurs, racks, "S" seats, men's has nice bow pedals. Both bike have Ellingsons San Mateo/San Bruno shop stickers on them as well as Burlingame licenses. San Mateo is the city the estate sale was where I purchased these. When I got them home I aired up the tires and rode them both. Considering neither bike has probably not seen a drop of oil or lubricant in many years, they rode OK and tires held air.
If these bikes were any other color but Coppertone I would have probably not purchased them, the paint looks great and I have not even wiped them down. Still enjoy walking by and looking at this pair of bikes but know it probably won't be long until I decide to let them go. If anyone might be interested in the bikes and is local to me near San Jose, CA, and has any Stingray bikes or parts they might be wanting to sell or trade, let me know and maybe we can do a trade. Just when I was out, this pair of bikes pulls me back in. More lightweight Schwinn bikes. That's OK though, who can complain about anything that puts a smile on your face. As I ended my other posts, I want to make clear this is not a knock against Schwinn Lightweight bikes by any means. They are fantastic quality bikes that are great values but have not seen the collectable status as some of the other Schwinn bikes.
Check out the post on here I made a few weeks ago, a lot of helpful comments on that post regarding bikes
Just When I Thought I Was Out They Pull Me Back In | General Discussion About Old Bicycles
Couldn't resist, I made him an offer he couldn't refuse. I started a post last week about being sucked in by Schwinn Lightweight bikes. A Schwinn Mens 10 speed Suburban and another post regarding a Womans blue Collegiate I picked up at a garage sale for $25, both bikes in excellent original...
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Couldn't resist, I made him an offer he couldn't refuse. I started a post last week about being sucked in by Schwinn Lightweight bikes. A Schwinn Mens 10 speed Suburban and another post regarding a Womans blue Collegiate I picked up at a garage sale for $25, both bikes in excellent original condition. The gist of my posts were they were beautiful well made bikes but always difficult to sell at any price. I was fortunate to sell both bikes leaving me without any lightweight bikes which is generally fine with me. Actually I still have my original 1967 Varsity I was fortunate to get new when I was 12. Anyway, as part of a local estate sale were these two coppertone bikes. Beautiful 1966 bikes that owners (husband & wife) purchased new, looks like they were ridden a bit, then put in storage. Maybe being in storage for 50+ years, look very lightly ridden. The asking price on the bikes was fair in my opinion, and I am a sucker for any original Schwinn coppertone bikes especially in excellent condition. I made a bit of a low offer, one of those offers you make when you are not sure you want/need the bike(s), but make an offer anyway in a way hoping they turn it down, well they took it. On my way home with the two bikes in my van I have these thoughts of my wife of almost 47 years and myself going for sunset rides together, when I ask myself who am I kidding. Back in the early 80's I remember doing this with her, it was nice. Now when we walk together we have to be careful of cracks in the sidewalk one of us having sustained an injury tripping on the sidewalk not that long ago. Having ridden Stingrays almost exclusively the past 35 or so years, but put me on a big boys bike and I am less comfortable, hesitant/careful which I guess is not a bad thing though. But the sunset ride thought quickly went out of my head.
These bikes are in really nice original condition with their made in USA Schwinn tires, Sprint derailleurs, racks, "S" seats, men's has nice bow pedals. Both bike have Ellingsons San Mateo/San Bruno shop stickers on them as well as Burlingame licenses. San Mateo is the city the estate sale was where I purchased these. When I got them home I aired up the tires and rode them both. Considering neither bike has probably not seen a drop of oil or lubricant in many years, they rode OK and tires held air.
If these bikes were any other color but Coppertone I would have probably not purchased them, the paint looks great and I have not even wiped them down. Still enjoy walking by and looking at this pair of bikes but know it probably won't be long until I decide to let them go. If anyone might be interested in the bikes and is local to me near San Jose, CA, and has any Stingray bikes or parts they might be wanting to sell or trade, let me know and maybe we can do a trade. Just when I was out, this pair of bikes pulls me back in. More lightweight Schwinn bikes. That's OK though, who can complain about anything that puts a smile on your face. As I ended my other posts, I want to make clear this is not a knock against Schwinn Lightweight bikes by any means. They are fantastic quality bikes that are great values but have not seen the collectable status as some of the other Schwinn bikes. See the below post I made regarding these bikes, some helpful info here.
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