Schwinn Suburban
03-14-04 | 09:04 PM
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Schwinn Suburban
This thing is from the 70's, it is a sh*t brown color, and in very good, all original shape, is it worth anything? My step dad wants to know.
03-15-04 | 12:41 AM
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There's not much of a demand for vintage gas-pipe Schwinn "lightweights". Is it mens or women's? One, three or ten speed? Touring (with upright handlebars) or road, (with drops)?
By the way, it's Sierra Brown.
By the way, it's Sierra Brown.
03-15-04 | 04:29 PM
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;
If it is in truly very good, original shape, it may be worth $50 to 100 to a local buyer. The prices of vintage Schwinns have been rising gradually, but there are still alot of them out there. I hate to admit this, but you could probably do best by parting it out on eBay, as most of the components are useful to people fixing up Varsinentals and other classic Schwinns.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
03-15-04 | 04:57 PM
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Vintage bikes like this are actually very popular right now in Portland. Several local thrift stores do a thriving business in them. My guess is that they get them at garage sales, estate sales and estate auctions, probably for next to nothing. They resell them in as-is condition in the $75 to $150 price range.
