flash2070

I found this beautiful and lovely pair of Schwinn Super Sports at my local thrift store! They were side by side. I assume this has been the case since 1971-2. They will be on the bay together. They have been excellently maintained as evidenced by their condition. The only thing not original is that bell seat on the men's. Please let me know your thoughts and comments. They are definitely always appreciated. Thanks!







Flash

Bikes and Jeeps

I wonder what the story is with those?
Cared for all these years, and then sold for very little money.

eippo1

^^They probably got them through a death. The person(s) who cared for them are gone and whomever took care of the estate didn't really see the value in those beauties.

skyrider

It would be ashamed to break them up like a great relationship, or marriage theyre great together. Nice catch

Snydermann

I have a matching pair of 1980 Lotus Grand Prix bikes in a men's bike and a mixte, both in the same blue color. I wondered if there would be value in keeping them together. Seems a shame to split them up.

mkeller234

It's always cool to find a matched pair like those. Aside from the tires (and the mens seat), they look like time capsules.

I wonder why the couple decided on the same color? I suppose they really liked to match... or maybe one person picked out both bikes. I am positive my wife would pick a different color than me. Different strokes I guess.

Metacortex

What did they cost?
One other thing not original is that both are missing the awesome chrome spoke protectors (i.e. "dork discs") for the 14-32 tooth wide range freewheels. Note that those extra large spoke protectors are different in both size and hole shape than the smaller ones used on 14-28 tooth freewheel "Varsinentals".

With all original components they'd certainly fetch more $ on the bay.

xn7

pretty jealous of thrift store finds.. i don't ever shop at them but i did go to one a few weeks ago because everyone else seems to be having good luck finding bikes lol.. saw just one at the one i went to.. a dirty mountain bike with a 189$ sticker price..

Glennfordx4

I love to find a set of Super Sports like that, just gorgeous great find. I picked up a matching set of his & hers Concords a few years ago and plan to build them up with the same parts. The mens is already done just need to finish the Mixte for my wife.

flash2070

Thanks all! I appreciate all of your comments! Rest assured that this pair of love birds will not be seperated. The bikes being in a time capsule accurately describes their condition. I do not see any rust whatsoever or damage, with the exception of a few paint blemishes. I saw the mens handlebars las Friday during my lunch break, but I was not able to see the complete bike, and thought that they were not good quality. I was not able to return to the TStore on Sat, and they close on Sunday. I finally did yesterday, and to my surprise, I saw them there waiting for me. I know that they were waiting for me because I appreciate and love vintage road bikes, and they have become a passion bodering obsession. :-) Thanks again!

Flash

sykerocker 

I'm surprised on the flat bars on the ladies frame. My sister still has her yellow one from back then, and it (and all Super Sports, I thought) came with alloy drop bars. And the ladies saddle is a Suburban. Once again, my sister's came with a racing saddle. Ditto every SS I remember coming thru the shop. The fenders weren't standard, either.

sykerocker 

That was VERY common with husband and wife pairs coming in a shopping for bikes back then. We even had one or two couples pass on what was available on the next shipment, and sign up for the shipment after that, just to get matching color. Something about the style back then. Or maybe the pictures in the catalog of matched pairs looked really neat.