That BMA sticker means it's a '72 at the earliest. The sticker represented a 'safety' consortium of all the American bicycle manufacturers - except Schwinn. Who's quality was so far above the competition's at the time that they didn't need a sticker advertising that their bikes were 'safe' and 'quality'. As a hint, the only BMA stickered bike we ever sold at the shop was Columbia, which was the best made of the cheapie brands. Everything else was department store.

It seems fitting that I would come out of lurking to talk about my favorite new acquisition, Edgar. I guess this fine Austrian-made steed was produced in 1965 but maybe you wise BF folks can verify it for me.












Sadly, I had to replace the original shifter with a SA modern shifter which works pretty good.

Silly me, I forgot to get a picture of the hub. Its just labelled Sears and "made in Austria".

Here is a page from the 1965 Sears catalog. Exact match!

There are also very similar models in the '64, '66 and '69 catalogs by the same Flickr user. Did not see catalogs for the '67 or '68 but I suspect the same essential Austrian-made bikes throughout that time period.

Wow, It is so cool to see that ad and the green version in the picture.

I arrived to New Mexico State University in the summer of 1970. There was a Sears catalog store that ordered a "5 speed racer with Power Shift" bike for me for a little over $50 before the tax. It looked more like the bike in the ad, but it had the shifter next to the stem like the green bike in the picture. I vividly remember starting out on that bike from stop signs and lights, pausing my pedaling momentarily in the middle of the intersection to force the upshift, and then continuing to accelerate. As a mechanical engineering major, I was so proud of the shifting technology in that bike. That bike took me to eat the 25 miles round trip to a great steak restaurant on "the other side of the world", and the 30 mile round trips to visit a girlfriend. It was eventually stolen, but the memories of my five speed with an automatic transmission have never diminished.

Likely a Sturmey-Archer AW clone, manufactured under license in Austria.

I noticed this bike has the paddle shifter on the handle bar stem. I just picked up one with the shifter on the frame. It was made in Austria with the Campagnolo derailer and brake pads. I am unsure of the year, but for $30.00, I'm happy. Not sure how to post pictures from my PC or they would be on here

Does anyone know where I can get a rebuild kit for the Sears Internal hub model 503.21?

Thanks,
Dennis Kruse
Manager
Tucson Bicycle Repair

Mine from the early 60s was Steyer Puch for JC Higgins.

This green and white looks just like mine with the exception of the shifter. My 5 speed shifter is on the center bar. Great looking bike, you have