Sears will never die!
10-23-18, 05:55 PM
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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.
Ps. Along with the Sears came an original ladies Raleigh Sports 3 speed. Unknown age. Is it yet impolite to ask her age?
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.
Ps. Along with the Sears came an original ladies Raleigh Sports 3 speed. Unknown age. Is it yet impolite to ask her age?
10-23-18, 05:59 PM
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very nice ride. Old bikes look so stylish. I just hate the gearing since they were made for flat roads.
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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.
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.
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why don't the original tires have dry rot?
10-23-18, 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by rumrunn6
why don't the original tires have dry rot?
10-23-18, 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by madpogue
Just look at her Sturmey, if she'll let you.....
(And if she's got one....)
(And if she's got one....)
Though its hard to say no, when its free...............(me bad)
10-23-18, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by crank_addict
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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10-23-18, 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by crank_addict
They do, but good enough for putzing around the hood.
One that actually holds air.
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10-23-18, 07:13 PM
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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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10-23-18, 09:04 PM
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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.
I think they were only used like 72-74 +/- a year.
Oops, too slow, sit up.
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Originally Posted by crank_addict
Cadet - Sears speedometer with ' warnings'. Likely the mileage is correct to its life usage.
that is the coolest speedometer I've ever seen!
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10-24-18, 03:48 AM
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Originally Posted by crank_addict
Cadet - Sears speedometer with ' warnings'. Likely the mileage is correct to its life usage.
10-24-18, 05:20 AM
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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.
Nice!
Nice!
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10-24-18, 06:09 AM
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It's even got a red line. Ha!
Originally Posted by steelbikeguy
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
that is the coolest speedometer I've ever seen!
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Originally Posted by jj1091
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.
Then I "moved up" to a 2x5 Huffy, probably also from Sears - can't remember. Fun times.
Great find.
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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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