Your Best score this year?

[volksboy57]

Prewar Schwinn rear steer tandem

My Prewar Schwinn "The World" rear steer tandem has to be my best score all year. I responded to an ad on craigslist. The owner has had the bike sitting on the side of his house for six years, and before that he said it belonged to a 90 year old lady.
The bike has many wrong parts, and would be a nightmare to try to fix up correctly. Currently it is chilling out in storage, until I figure out what to do with it. Assuming the seats are original to the bike, I would guess the bike is from the 1920's??

 

[Wayne Adam]

My Best Scores this year

Although I scored about ten more great bikes this year, I think my two favorite bikes are my 1939 CWC Fleetwing,
and my 1934 Royal Flyer ( Rollfast).
I got a smokin deal on these bikes, both found in PA. I paid $250.00 for the Fleet Wing, and $200.00 for the Royal flyer.
Wayne

 

[Crazy8]

Although I scored about ten more great bikes this year, I think my two favorite bikes are my 1939 CWC Fleetwing,
and my 1934 Royal Flyer ( Rollfast).
I got a smokin deal on these bikes, both found in PA. I paid $250.00 for the Fleet Wing, and $200.00 for the Royal flyer.
Wayne

Wow, that Royal Flyer looks familiar. Guy who sold it to you lives 5 minutes away from me. He was selling 2 Raleigh's and that. I asked for his asking price and he told me to make an offer. I told him I really don't make offers, but to give me a price above his highest offer. Didn't hear from him, so I sent him an email saying I'll give him $500 for all 3. Now I know where it went.

http://thecabe.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?48321-Might-be-adding-another-28-quot-B10!-Help-needed-identifying-make

 

[bike]

excellent wall hanger

Assuming the seats are original to the bike(NO), I would guess the bike is from the 1920's??

Seats 1920s Main bike pre 1900-most parts newer. schwnnperts will finger it out for you.

 

[volksboy57]

Seats 1920s Main bike pre 1900-most parts newer. schwnnperts will finger it out for you.

My Prewar Schwinn "The World" rear steer tandem has to be my best score all year. I responded to an ad on craigslist. The owner has had the bike sitting on the side of his house for six years, and before that he said it belonged to a 90 year old lady.
The bike has many wrong parts, and would be a nightmare to try to fix up correctly. Currently it is chilling out in storage, until I figure out what to do with it. Assuming the seats are original to the bike, I would guess the bike is from the 1920's??


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I saw the bike in the 1899 schwinn catalog, but didn't know how long they made this style tandem.

 

[rollfaster]

you have some incredible luck

My very first bike find ever for $180.
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Mid 30s Elgin Motoballoon for $75.
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My third find, which I want to complete is my late 40s Monark Super Deluxe for $150.
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there are all nice finds,but i really love the elgin,and for 75.00,unreal.

 

[MaxGlide]

Schwinn Black Panther

Got this for $750…. fender light, rack light and horn all worked… found the switch that mounts on rear hub and it now works as well.

All I did was service and polish it…. rides beautifully…oh! and had original seat recovered

 

[seangee]

I found these in a garage just a few miles from my house.

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Those are so awesome. Nice find

 

[scrubbinrims]

This is a nice thread that deserves a bump next month or starting a fresh 2014 best find.
It's been a slow year for me, but I added one in particular I am still excited about.
Chris

 

[catfish]

This is a nice thread that deserves a bump next month or starting a fresh 2014 best find.
It's been a slow year for me, but I added one in particular I am still excited about.
Chris

Well this one was started at the end of 2013, for that year.

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