Classic & Vintage - Ever hear of Fleet Wing??

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beatle bailey
05-18-04, 11:23 AM
That was what I had as a kid back in the mid 40s and thru out the 50s. That was a dandy bike when it was new....I put many a mile on it....wish I had it now.

mgilman
05-25-04, 04:57 PM
I just saved one from the dumpster last weekend.nice bike with a sturmey archer three speed hub and nice chrome fenders which im going to put on my commuter
beatle bailey
05-28-04, 10:49 AM
I just saved one from the dumpster last weekend.nice bike with a sturmey archer three speed hub and nice chrome fenders which im going to put on my commuter




Good for you. Mine was a single speed. Fleet Wings are scarce as hens teeth, because no body on the other forums like Vintage Bicycle discussion seems to know anything about them. They were made for and sold by Sears-Roebuck.

oldroads
06-03-04, 07:04 AM
You'll find pictures and info on Fleetwings in our on-line databases and archives.

Menotomy Vintage Bicycles, Inc.
http://OldRoads.com
beatle bailey
06-03-04, 07:41 AM
You'll find pictures and info on Fleetwings in our on-line databases and archives.

Menotomy Vintage Bicycles, Inc.
http://OldRoads.com



I've hunted your site, but had no luck locating anything on Fleet Wings.
seely
06-03-04, 07:41 PM
I've seen a few... I think I must have worked on them because I can't remember where else I would have seen them?
Gary Quarton
09-03-05, 08:21 AM
Hello:
New to this forum, glad that I found it, thanks. I still have my Fleet Wing, purched from Sears, in 1955. Delivered many newspapers from that bike, still runs fine.
Ravenology
06-12-11, 08:46 PM
I think I have one...But it could be from the company that started in the 70s under the same name.
Ravenology
06-12-11, 09:35 PM
I've hunted your site, but had no luck locating anything on Fleet Wings.
The photo in the top right corner of the collage on that page looks just like my 70's fleetwing.
The MAX
06-12-11, 10:20 PM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/funkcriminal/DSC_3550.jpg

Newer than what you guys seem to be talking about. I was told it was an eatons bike.

It was hung in a garage in almost new condition. Rims were warped a bit and braked still need tweaking. I switched the bars over and tuned up the gears for my friends sister.
Ravenology
06-13-11, 08:56 AM
http://i53.tinypic.com/2m31wz4.jpg

This is mine. I had a hard time finding information about the brand, but according to Wikipedia:



The original Fleetwing Bicycle company was based in Buffalo, New York circa 1890-1930.
[...]
Another Fleetwing bicycle company emerged in Boston circa 1978, reportedly a house brand of the Jordan Marsh department stores. Several of these Fleetwing frames are made from Chromoly Steel. One of the 1977/1978 models included the "Monterey", a three speed cruiser.

Mine says "chromoly brazed steel [...] made in canada" on the frame. It weighs like 100 pounds or something
Royce Union
07-07-11, 06:44 AM
I actually have a pair of old Fleetwing bikes. I don't know too much about them yet, but I believe they're ~38-41 vintage. I'll have to do my homework on them. Came out of an attic after 30+ years. Very solid and heavy bikes.
Women's bike:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/canavin/fleetwinggirls001.jpg

Men's bike:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/canavin/Fleetwingmensbicycle002.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/canavin/Fleetwingmensbicycle001.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/canavin/Fleetwingmensbicycle003.jpg
OldsCOOL
07-07-11, 06:49 AM
Cool bikes! My wife and I used to have a little Fleet Wing travel trailer from the 60's. Wonder if there was any connection.
oldroads
07-07-11, 08:52 AM
You’ll find a lot of info on Fleetwing cycles in our on-line archives:
http://OldRoads.com
David Newton
07-07-11, 09:46 AM
I can only imagine the rough roads that the double-top-tube bike was designed for.
We surely ride in easier times.
lostarchitect
07-07-11, 10:04 AM
I believe I saw someone selling one on Craigslist recently... Let me see... Here it is:

http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/bik/2469955491.html

And another:

http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/bik/2468654444.html
Royce Union
07-11-11, 07:35 AM
You’ll find a lot of info on Fleetwing cycles in our on-line archives:
http://OldRoads.com

Not much info on those archives...very cumbersome to navigate. Any other suggestions on where to get info on these old guys?
oldroads
07-11-11, 09:06 AM
Not much info on those archives...very cumbersome to navigate. Any other suggestions on where to get info on these old guys?

Just use the GOOGLE search box on any page of OldRoads.com.
17+ years of archives are indexed in Google.