I just aquired a 1989 Roadmaster Scorcher for $5 at a yardsale, in great condition. Not bad for a commuter that will be ridden about 2 miles/day. I am wondering when Roadmaster was aquired by Pacific cycles. In other words, how much of a piece of crap did I buy? The components look rather low end, so I assume it's a Pacific vintage. Anyone have any info on the history. Thanks.

Roadmasters were crap well before Pacific came along and bought them. I remember having an old Roadmaster 10-speed back in 1985. It was new when I got it. I assembled it myself and over the next year learned how to constantly repair it myself. It fell apart almost a year (give or take a week) to the day my parents bought it for me.

From what I can determine Roadmaster has been around since 1936 under the name Cleveland Welding Co. Aquired by AMF at some point then by Brunswick then by Pacific Cycles.

Hey guys thanks for the info. I've been getting interested in collecting older bikes, and this forum will be a great resource. The Roadmaster will be riden into the ground, then I'll look for somethign a little more collectable. Peace.