Schwinn Exerciser

[koolbikes]

So it can be used on a 65, nice! You don't have to worry so much about breaking the steer tube on a stationary bike!! Ha
That one must have been sitting low enough to make the gap between stem and top nut look larger.

Yeah, I barely see anything that cheap anymore... I haven't been yard/estate saling in a long while either, since I have to work weekends.

I had two given to me this year from G-sale/ estate, no interest, as most just want to get rid of them because their taking up space, they were parted.

 

[coasterbrakejunkie1969]

Is the bolt holding the steer tube to the frame the same as the pivot bolt on a springer?

 

[koolbikes]

Is the bolt holding the steer tube to the frame the same as the pivot bolt on a springer?

The early ones are but the later are not, they went to standard size thread, don't know of the year change.

 

[Rusty Klunker]

Prices of these are all over the place, from free at curb to $600.
I've picked up two, one free and one for $20.
I picked them for parts originally they both had HD seats. Both are in there 70's and I think one has a dated HB.
That white one isn't to far from me but I dont feel like dragging it home.

 

[Schwinn Sales West]

My apology's to John @Schwinn Sales West who suggested looking for $10 garage sale bikes for these seats. I laughed at the thought of finding one for $10 well in my mind $20 is just as good. I will be keeping my eye out for these from now on.

@coasterbrakejunkie1969
LOL My plan is to win the doubters over "one at a time".

John

 

[acg_schwinn]

I can't say that I've ever paid good money for a parts speedometer unless it said Stingray on the face though. The cables are most always too short on exercisers, but the drive can be used on anything 20".

Well, if it says "Sting-Ray" on the face, it's not a parts speedometer. Yeah, I know what you mean: the Exerciser speedos are a good source of restoration parts, especially the non-rusted bezels and unbleached, bright-orange pointers, though I always keep a couple of un-parted, rebuilt Exerciser speedos on-hand for people who want to get their Exercisers back in order for the winter.

The earliest Exercisers used the original heart-shaped Huret casings and a 0-60 MPH dial, such as is seen on the white one in the Facebook listing (or you could buy a standard 1967 XR-2 Exerciser, which apparently had no speedometer at all).

The heart-shaped speedo head soon changed to the standard Schwinn squarish dial and case when Huret became Schwinn's newest speedometer supplier beginning in 1967, although the Exerciser cases were always a gray Hammertone texture finish rather than chrome, since the head was panel-mounted and the back case would not be visible. The first Schwinn-branded speedo in the Exerciser was a 0-60 MPH unit, same range as the previous Huret unit, but common sense finally prevailed a bit later, and they backed down to a black-faced 0-40 MPH unit, so that you could get some kind of positive feedback in terms of a nice high speed reading on the dial without having to stand on the pedals.

I once swapped a 0-40 MPH Deluxe dual-scale head (one of those with the MPH dial stamped in gold) into an Exerciser case for a gentleman who wanted to add a little more sparkle to his Exerciser. Hey, whatever inspires you to keep exercising is a good thing.

 

[Freqman1]

I have parted out many of these over the years, finding them at G-sales, estate sales, etc. and never paying over $50. The earlier models with small sprocket have many more valuable parts. The parts are always in great condition as they never had to survive the outside elements.
I've seen some turn these into bikes ...

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Here is one tastefully done!

 

[koolbikes]

Seen this on Facebook MP ...

 

[acg_schwinn]

Well, it's one step up from a clothes hanger...

 

[Lookn4bikes]

Ironing Board bike?