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10-04-05, 07:46 PM
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10-04-05, 08:13 PM
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Agreed, I've been buying bikes like this for $10-$25 for the past 5 years or so but the supply seems to be drying up. Guess its just supply & (insane) demand. Don
10-04-05, 08:19 PM
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THAT's no Varsinental...! Though it looks much like them, it's got a fillet brazed chrome-moly frame, and decent alloy components...And, it's a very uncommon model. While not worth $400 in my opinion, it's pretty cool for a non-Paramount Schwinn.
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10-04-05, 08:22 PM
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$400??!!! Maybe if Marilyn Monroe owned it at one time...
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I suppose the bidders actually knew what they were bidding on.
As opposed to those who seem to think it's some gaspipe "Electrofusion Welded" variant of the Varsity.
See https://www.sheldonbrown.com/schwinn-braze.html
OTOH if Ollo really has been finding high quality, fillet brazed 4130, framed Superiors, Super Sports and Sport tourers for $10-$25 I'd love to know where.
As opposed to those who seem to think it's some gaspipe "Electrofusion Welded" variant of the Varsity.
See https://www.sheldonbrown.com/schwinn-braze.html
OTOH if Ollo really has been finding high quality, fillet brazed 4130, framed Superiors, Super Sports and Sport tourers for $10-$25 I'd love to know where.
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Not mass insanity - only the last two bidders went nutzo.
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Yet another of those "I wish I'd bought lots of those ten years ago and kept them" moments.
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The seller wisely turned down the 65$ offer... I'm with Zorro, two folks decided they just had to have this one... their business, their cash. I have, however, noticed that the price for lower end vintage road bikes has gone up noticably in the last six months, on ebay if not here.
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For old Schwinn road bikes, that are in ridable condition, I'd pay the following amounts (maximum):
1) Varsintental -- $20
2) Super Sport -- $50
3) Sports Tourer/Superior -- $100
$415 is Paramount money -- and then only if it's in excellent condition.
1) Varsintental -- $20
2) Super Sport -- $50
3) Sports Tourer/Superior -- $100
$415 is Paramount money -- and then only if it's in excellent condition.
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I don't know Schwinn values, but I would question any auction that claimed that the bike rides well with a seat adjusted like that one...
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Originally Posted by dgregory57
I don't know Schwinn values, but I would question any auction that claimed that the bike rides well with a seat adjusted like that one...
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yeah. but you can tell by the tilt of the seat that Marilyn Monroe once sat astride it. That would make it worth about $40k, if it has the original patina preserved...
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I never found a Superior and I quickly learned to remove & replace the Brooks saddle for separate sale. The most I could ever sell one for was $75.00 but if I run across another of these straight gauge chrome moly jobs I'll gladly put it up for $100 + shipping. Also, the fillet brazing wasn't so perfect either. Don
10-05-05, 06:53 PM
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make it worth about $40k, if it has the original patina preserved...
Made a long day seem a little shorter.
Regarding the bike: That's insane. I wish I were the seller but that bike is far away from being anything that special.
Auction fever or 2 guys with some loose coin had uncontrollable nostalgia attacks.
Do wish I were the seller though...
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