john deere
03-30-07 | 05:03 PM
#2
barkin' at the moon
Joined: Aug 2005
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From: cornfields NW Ohio
Bikes: bianchi MTB,several old schwinns
John Deere bikes are for real.Don't really know who made them but they're cheaply made.Probably more desirable to John Deere collectors as a curiosity than to bike people.I've seen 10-speeds,3-speed lightweights,and "muscle bikes".They were sold through dealerships back in the early 70's.
03-30-07 | 05:09 PM
#3
I'll bet you could find a buyer on eBay, or here, if you wanted to sell one. I think they're pretty fun in those John Deere colors, if perhaps not the best quality. Sometimes the novelty factor makes a bike more desirable than it would otherwise be.
Do you have pics?
Do you have pics?
03-30-07 | 09:28 PM
#4
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 13,358
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From: northern michigan
Bikes: '77 Colnago Super, '76 Fuji The Finest, '88 Cannondale Criterium, '86 Trek 760, '87 Miyata 712
I had an Arctic Cat 10sp., great bike, good components. I guess John Deere could do the same though I'm not sure it would have made the italian circles. 
03-30-07 | 11:46 PM
#5
Elitest Murray Owner
Joined: Apr 2006
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Bikes: 1972 Columbia Tourist Expert III, Columbia Roadster
The John Deers are interesting on a historical note - they were amongst the very first Taiwanese made bikes sold in the U.S. I have no idea who the manufacturer was though.
03-31-07 | 12:11 PM
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Joined: Sep 2003
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From: Minneapolis, MN
Bikes: Surly 1x1 Xtracycle, '01 Haro Flair Dave Mirra
I have a John Deere 10 speed...it's gray w/ JD Green & Yellow accents...
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