A friend picked this up off the curb on trash day and gave it to me since it was a "ladies" bike...77 Schwinn Sportabout.

http://www.geocities.com/alicestrong/birdie.jpg

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u...n/IMG_3366.jpg

I didn't get this 1977 Sekai Superlite 5000 literally out of the dump, but from a freecycling posting by someone who was about to toss it.

PS - this is my only vintage road bike, I'm crazy about it, and I've posted it repeatedly in various threads ... so if you're getting bored of seeing it and I should give it a rest, just let me know!

That looks a lot like my NZ made Morrison Concorde Alice. I've really come to love that style of bike :love:

It's a Schwinn Sportabout (sidepull-equipped Continental/tubular fork Varsity)

-Kurt

Pastor Bob,
You the Man. Wait till spring for auction. yes I must go that route too ,CL has hit a screeching halt with my"Alley salvaged bikes " as my daughter called them.I was hangin out at a pretty rough intersection near a scrap yard in Chicago but the Coppers cracked down on the action.Puppa ( a term of endearment in the Latino sector.Means loosely Dad or Pop or Dude) got taken away in shackles,handcuffed,arrested.He had made a habit of selling whatever showed up to whomever showed up.It was a neat summer and I have a whole bunch of Bikes in various stages of disrepair.
And I just bought a super Sport from Working bikes for the low low sum of 50.00

Man, I'm awfully jealous of some of these bikes on this thread. I need to start stalking the dumps in my area and getting a list of bulk trash days..I already have my daily drive bys of the Thrift Shops and Goodwill stores around me...I've had my hope restored that there are finds out there, you just need to keep your eyes open...One mans junk is another mans treasure..

Me too! I feel like I should wear a summer dress when I ride it! ;)

25", I'll bet.
If it were 23" or under we'd have to talk. I need a Schwinn in the stable.
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Top, technically, in Schwinn talk, it's a 24 inch frame, so still a little big. My Paramount and Traveler are 25 inchers.

18 months worth of dump picks:

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/top506/Fuji.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p...tchRaleigh.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p...neficelle3.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p...6/Pugframe.jpg



http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p...p506/Coppi.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p...506/mixte1.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p...freeSpirit.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p...506/LeMans.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p...06/MiyataA.jpg

Plus a Kona and a Raleigh ATB I don't have uploaded to Photobucket.
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I love this pic of my daughter on her Schwinn, not a dump find, but $25 craigslist. My trash pics have been a moto mirage, peugeot UO8, and a Trek 400. The moto got me started in old bikes.

John

Look what followed me home today. . .
 

Hi All,

Saturday it was a pair of Peugeots. Today is English 3 speed day. I'm also creating an ID Please? Thread on these two, uh, lovely bicycles! :D

Best,

John

Here's a few more......

A 1969 Raleigh Twenty
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...eighTwenty.jpg

An early 60s Eaton Road King
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s.../RoadKing1.jpg

A 1983 Schwinn Lil Chik
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...innlilChik.jpg

A 1974 Gazelle Impala
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...elleImpala.jpg

1950 Peugeot
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...950Peugeot.jpg

Early 70s Free Spirit Trike
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...adulttrike.jpg

1970s VeloSolex St.Tropez
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s.../velosolex.jpg

1971 CCM Grand Sports
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...OWNBIKE_04.jpg

The folding bikes
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...M/folders2.jpg

I have a Rog Pony like the white one in your picture. Mine was originally white, but it had been repainted a couple of times, the last with brushed on house paint. I paid $5 for it, but it probably would have been tossed after the garage sale. Based on the response from this forum and internet searches, there are only about 3 or 4 left in existance.

Wonderful finds all. I have done my share of bike rescues from the dump as well. Take a look at my photobucket album. The Trek 400 Elance came from CL for $10. I don't have all of them in here, but here's a few:

http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb88/rickowensis/

Sianelle,

where are the pictures of your Red Humber tip find?

marty

The Coppi clearly has a bent fork. I think you should throw it away. Just say where.



http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p...p506/Coppi.jpg

Dumpster find from nearly four years ago. 1980 Trek 414 which was missing wheels, brakes, shifters, and some other small bits.

http://cinco.110mb.com/mybikes/pics/trek4143.jpg

A few weekends ago....:rolleyes:

Aaron:)

http://inlinethumb03.webshots.com/63...500x500Q85.jpg

She was going to be crushed into oblivion but I saw her and it knew it was true love. She's a 1962 Peugeot that I have overhauled and converted into a fixed gear and have now ridden 5000 km.

http://members.shaw.ca/feynn/biking/bridgette3.jpg

She's a 1933 CCM that I found buried in the weeds down at the shop and if I had not snagged her she would also have been destined for the recyclers. I'll be restoring the paint and having things re-chromed over the winter.

http://members.shaw.ca/feynn/biking/CCM1.jpg

Here's my 1955 Peugeot PLX 10 Grande Tourisme (better pics will be coming soon) that I found on the street.

http://members.shaw.ca/feynn/biking/PLX1.jpg

My 1978 Superbe was also destined for the crusher as her tires were rotten and she was filthy but underneath...wow.

http://members.shaw.ca/feynn/biking/Superbedone.JPG

Still in the camera :o

I've got a Raleigh too which I must photograph.

So did they all follow you home Aaron?

The life of this bike does include one trip to the dump---before I got hold of it.
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2.../newdecal2.jpg

Oh, you must re-do the photos so that we can see the chain rings!

East Hill