Hey guys I have an opportunity to purchase this bike from a friend and I was wondering if anyone could tell me how much it would be worth and if its worth it. Thanks!-Swanny
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Looks to be a Schwinn Surburban. From the the mid1970's to about 1980. I would buy it for about 50.00-70.00. I believe when new it sold for about 140.00 if that. What are you planning on doing to it? These bikes are built like a tank and weigh as much as one. 45-50 lbs. If it's to cruise on flat ground and get groceries they are ok.
Looks to be in decent shape. No collector value, but as a good commuter city bike it I could sell that in my area for up to $150.
I was going to keep it the way it is. it has new cables/tires/tubes/chain. He wanted $150 for it, I'm in Hawaii and not sure how the market is for vintage bikes.
He lives down the street from me. I may offer him $100 to see if he will take it, but I'm still on the fence about it..
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Well, I'll probably get quoted but a few other members have been seen with the opinion, anything under a hundo really isnt a big deal, it becomes more about personal preference at that point.. over a hundred and its time to narrow down some specifics, ya know?
FZ is right 100.00 is fair if he had spent that much on new tires 27x1 1/8 s go for about 25-30 or at least that was close to the REI price. 140-155 was the new price about 1974.
Market value varies a lot from place to place. Don't know what old bikes go for in Hawaii, but I'd imagine gears would help a lot on a volcanic island. Looks like a bit of seaside pitting going on there. I personally wouldn't drop more than 40-50 on it, then I would swap off the sought after pre-reflective pedals and seat clamp and resell it. As a complete bike, with the fresh cables and good tires 100 would be fair for someone who it fits and wants that type of bike.
I think your right. Suburban, Collegiate lines was something I always confused. Perhaps these two lines over lapped a little.
He ended up not selling it to me. But, I came across an 1980 Sanwa 10 Speed someone was throwing out. Ill take it!
That's a fair find. I did a little search on it. I never heard of that brand, but I don't know everything. I know you asked about converting it to a freewheel single. I think I might just buy a fixy single speed prebuilt wheel for it.... but I think that's 27 inch wheel that might be harder to come by. I really would think keeping it as a mult speed bike. But I would do things to modify it. I wonder if u can put a springer front fork on it. I saw a springer on a British Bike recently, thought it would be a cool bike to own till I saw what it cost.
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