Is it wrong to buy a bike just for its name?
 

Schwinn makes a bike named 'Sid/Nancy'. I want to buy it for the name! What a couple they were.

http://www.schwinnbike.com/images/ca...9.17.S8SID.jpg

http://www.schwinnbike.com/images/ca...9.47.S8NAN.jpg

I want to buy a Trek Jetta for my winter bike. (Never mind that I really should get something with discs, or maybe drums, for that.)

Granted, not JUST because of it's name - also because I'm a VW fan, and it's something collectible related to VW...

There are worse reasons to choose a ride. You will be required to ditch the hubcaps though, as the ghost of Sid will come after you.

I think those are part of the Shimano Coasting system, dunno if it will operate without them or not...my LBS won't let me close enough to the one they have to play with it:D:rolleyes:

Aaron:)

Yeah, Nothing says punk rocker like Shimano Coasting!

Well, not to my taste, but go for it.

Just be aware that if Nancy gets a flat, Sid will follow a few weeks later.

to answer the thread's question....yes

I'd buy a $30K car based on the coffee cup holder (well I wouldn't but that criteria is probably as good as any...if I was to buy a car..which i wouldn't)

So i'd say the answer is 'no', it's not wrong to buy it for it's name..test drive it first to see if you like it and if you do.. great buy it, you're the one who'll be using it..have fun, life is short!!

cheers!

What happened to good old wholesome Schwinn? When did it become fashionable to market coaster bicycles named after two dead dope addicts?

I personally prefer the Coffee/Cream pair of bikes they sell.

I prefer the set up, but I would have to immediate repaint the coffee bike.

Sid: "God. I feel like a pizza."
Johnny: "YOU SMELL LIKE A PIZZA!"

Sid and Nancy. The story of what happens when two people make the wrong decision over and over and over again.

Sid and Nancy - what a hoot! Maybe I'll get my wife on a bike after all ...

Rock Lobster cycles is named because the owner liked the B-52s. I own one because I like the B-52s.

I wanted so badly to take it in to the concert when I saw them earlier this year ...

Funny world we're in, dead junkies used as marketing fodder? What's next? The Kurt and Courtney LandRider?
Not my thing but hey, whatever gets you riding is good by me!

How long before they come out with the Pollack and Warhol? What wild paint jobs those would have. :rolleyes:

I can see the new Schwinn TV spots to the tune of 'My Way'.

Someone at Schwinn has a real sense of humor.

The Sinatra version to sell one version of the bikes, The Ramones version to sell a punkier version.

Or maybe the Sid Vicious version to sell the Sid/Nancy bikes? ;)

Interesting side note(s) about the 2008 Schwinn line up...no Sturmey Archer hubs and prices are up about 20% on most of the bikes. I like the concept behind the Coffe/Cream set, but I don't see frame sizes listed.

Aaron:)

I had no idea that Schwinn still made bikes like these. I might have to pick one of these up just to leave it at work for around town errands.

Sid/Nancy?? Now, I understand buying Fred and Wilma (only in a pair, of course), but Sid and Nancy? Come on...

:D