This CL poster has to be high.
 

http://providence.craigslist.org/bik/1198127971.html

$750? C'mon. My oldest brother had one of these when we were kids, it was fun to make engine sounds while riding and shifting with the suicide shifter, because it was like a car shifter, but I think the bike sold for less than $100 new.

The nice thing about bannana seats is you could ride double.

Maybe I'll offer $45 if it's in good shape.

Having a mid-life crisis?
Have plenty of cash?
Spend the money on something frivolous.
Achieve happiness for a short period.
Then try again.

It's quite common.

I saw one for twice that in a pawn shop.......

Visit the Schwinnbike.com Heritage forums someday. Make sure you're sitting down.

-Kurt

There was mint Orange Krate on the Tampa CL for $5000.

A friend of mine is selling a repainted Lemon Peeler for $1000. All original parts.

It's fun going parts shopping with him. Digging through parts bins and such. "See, these are the original Krate pedals. The ones on that bike are repros...."

It has the disc brake option, big $$$. I bet it already sold.

heheh, I thought this was a joke about someone selling a box that once contained oranges .... for $5K.... in Florida!
gave me a good chuckle
Allan

Uh, It's worth twice that. You should'a bought it.

$750 was chicken feed, hehe.,,,,BD

what is the allure of these bikes? Is it simply nostalgia or is there some way a full grown adult could comfortably ride one of these for more than 5 minutes?


I see them on CL and eBay all the time fetching insane amounts.

good price.I would not sell mine for that cheap.

Bought an Apple Krate in '68 or '69. Wish I still had it. :(

I see them in Chicago CL here and there, and I'm wondering the same thing. I get shelling out a huge amount for a nice vintage roadie (because you can actually ride it), but for a bike like that?

Do *adult* people ride these? What gives?

No, that's something many of them won't do - ride an NOS/absolutely mint saddle, or for that matter, an absolutely mint restoration.

-Kurt

:notamused: srlsly?:notamused:

like do they hang it up in the living room or something?

Yes. Seriously.

If you don't believe me, have a look at this recent discussion on their forums: http://www.schwinnbike.com/usa/eng/f...ad.php?t=72293

-Kurt

wow, the one dude has it like a museum piece with the manual hanging off the bars and everything.

Its like a star wars action figure in its original packaging sorta i guess....only its a bike.

How is it different than the dude who has a 5k track bike hanging in his "loft" apartment that never gets ridden? nostalgia is different for everyone.

Anyone for MIB Hot Wheels Redlines?

http://www.toyzine.com/auctions/hots...ls_Redline.jpg

-Kurt

1) If I had a 5K+ track bike, it would get ridden, and ridden a lot.
2) Those old Schwinn's are fugly, period.
3) People must be crazy.

Just IMHO.

FWIW, this thread, by negative example, shows why I continue to be interested in in C&V forum. Pretty much, the emphasis here is on bikes that are to be ridden fairly regularly, not precious examples preserved in amber.

Not that there is anything wrong with that philosophy or sector, but not my bag.

Why do I think of "The 40-year-old Virgin" and all his unopened action figures? Though I do wish I had the Raleigh Chopper I bought for $10 when I was a lad. I'd skid the back tire bald again :D

The seat on that Schwinn looks pretty trashed.

Those and Raleigh Choppers were the hot tickets, but I think my gold Raleigh Fireball was prettier and rode better. :D

So, are those stupid OCC bikes, lowriders and stuff like that going to be "collectibles" in 2030? Bikes are meant to ride. Action figures, it's pretty dorky no matter what the age.

Nope, it isn't an OCC bike. It's completely different. Custom never achieves the same kind of collectability as culturally significant products do. This bike has cultural significance for many people and as such they have become collectible. A one off chopper will never attain the value to a production line schwinn. It's the same reason muscle cars with "matching numbers" in original condition are worth more than some piece meal hot rod.

I really don't see a problem with the schwinns being collected. It's not my thing, but at the same time my wife does not understand why I need more than one bike. I am sure there are forums about record collecting and comic books and as much as I am not interested, I still get it.

Collecting them I get, not riding them . . . I don't get. Paying that much for a bike and not riding it, that is just silly.

You could say the same about any other "collecting" hobby, stamps for example.

Im sure some record collectors probably don't play some of their records to prevent damage to them too. I don't have the disposable income to collect at that level, but some probably do.

I went to a party a few years ago (the guy who did pimp-my ride and tae-bo, Paul Monet...now in jail hahaha) Anyway, he had expensive crap everywhere just because he could, including an really nice looking vintage jaguar in the entrance of the house.