Sears will never die!
Delivered to the door stop.
Original made in Austria (Steyr) circa 1965 Sears 3 speed. Original Semperit tires hold air. Only part not original as arrived was a newer soopa-poopa schwinn saddle. I recall having stashed an original horse hair padded linear spring saddle from an old Sears, bonus for a matching saddle bag. Perfect swap along with the flat rail seat clamp. Plans are the usual, complete teardown service, preservation. https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...6eaae17928.jpg Ps. Along with the Sears came an original ladies Raleigh Sports 3 speed. Unknown age. Is it yet impolite to ask her age? https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...60615bbb44.jpg |
very nice ride. Old bikes look so stylish. I just hate the gearing since they were made for flat roads.
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Magura 3 speed shift grip
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...63fc76a58b.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...94abf55fea.jpg |
Just look at her Sturmey, if she'll let you.....
(And if she's got one....) |
Has to be around '65 with that twist grip. I think they ruled the market for that one year. Pristine bike.
edit I see you posted the Magura grips. Pretty sure it was all Sturmey licensed, hubs as well. I like the look of that thumb stop, if that's what it is. Big improvement on SA's model, if it works. |
Cadet - Sears speedometer with ' warnings'. Likely the mileage is correct to its life usage.
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...567852fd85.jpg |
Gen and lamps work. Front amber is neato.
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...58b666c5ac.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...3b1234e997.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...22a01dd5e5.jpg |
why don't the original tires have dry rot?
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Originally Posted by rumrunn6
(Post 20630375)
why don't the original tires have dry rot?
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...24ae370bd0.jpg |
Originally Posted by madpogue
(Post 20630348)
Just look at her Sturmey, if she'll let you.....
(And if she's got one....) Though its hard to say no, when its free...............(me bad) |
Originally Posted by crank_addict
(Post 20630338)
Ps. Along with the Sears came an original ladies Raleigh Sports 3 speed. Unknown age. Is it yet impolite to ask her age?
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Originally Posted by crank_addict
(Post 20630389)
They do, but good enough for putzing around the hood.
One that actually holds air. |
Those are delicious bikes. Congrats
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What a great find. That Steyr is a real gem. On the Raleigh, going by the self adjusting brakes on one end and the older style graphics on the other, 1973 would be a good guess, but check the date on the Sturmey Archer hub shell.
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The green Raleigh ladies is early 70s if those god-awful self-adjusting brakes are original to it. And how could they not be?
I think they were only used like 72-74 +/- a year. Oops, too slow, sit up. |
Originally Posted by crank_addict
(Post 20630353)
Cadet - Sears speedometer with ' warnings'. Likely the mileage is correct to its life usage.
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...567852fd85.jpg that is the coolest speedometer I've ever seen! Steve in Peoria |
Originally Posted by crank_addict
(Post 20630353)
Cadet - Sears speedometer with ' warnings'. Likely the mileage is correct to its life usage.
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...567852fd85.jpg |
40mph unsafe? Who knew. And all these years I've been tooling around town at 40-50 on my Rudge without a care.
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Wow, those bikes look as though they just came off the showroom floor! Bikes like these bring back some great memories of easy cruising through the neighborhood.
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It's even got a red line. Ha!
Originally Posted by steelbikeguy
(Post 20630589)
why do I suddenly have "Highway to the Danger Zone" running through my head now??!!
that is the coolest speedometer I've ever seen! Steve in Peoria |
Originally Posted by jj1091
(Post 20630765)
Looks like 40 mph would be unsafe. I'd love to see someone pedaling a 3-speed to 40.
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Pedaling? No. Coasting down a long, steep hill? Quite possibly. Danger Zone? Oh cr@p, now the song is stuck in my head.....
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My first adult-sized bike was a Sears coaster-brake single speed, this would have been mid-to-late 1960s. Same color. Put a lot of miles on that bike and enjoyed every second of it. I think I wore out 2 sets of tires on that bike.
Then I "moved up" to a 2x5 Huffy, probably also from Sears - can't remember. Fun times. Great find. |
I learned here on BF that if you protect tires from humidity and UV, they won't dry rot. And it may even be true.
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