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    Help! Fastback 5 speed or ramshorn?

    Thanks for the help everybody. I ended up taking home the ramshorn. It wasn't as bad in person, and the fastback wasn't quite as nice as it looked in the pics (still a beautiful bike though). I was just drawn to the look of the ramshorn. Here's a pic from the seller....I'll post some more tomorrow.
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    Help! Fastback 5 speed or ramshorn?

    found out the ramshorn is a 67...serial # jc47405
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    Help! Fastback 5 speed or ramshorn?

    Thanks...the owner is set at $500 for the fastback and the guy that owns the rams horn wants to get $350 out of it. Both of them sound pretty firm on price. The rams horn has some issues with the condition of the chaingaurd and also doesn't have the chain and brakes/cables installed (he has the...
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    Help! Fastback 5 speed or ramshorn?

    I recently found an all original 5 speed fastback and a restored Ramshorn. I know it all boils down to taste, but which of the two is more desirable from a collector's standpoint? What value would you put on these two bikes? I will probably end up getting one of the two. According to the owner...
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    Hello from SoCal

    Thanks guys...glad I found the site.
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    Schwinn Manta Ray

    Thanks guys...Luke, that's the reason I ended up with a Manta Ray. I wanted to be able to ride it once in a while.
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    Schwinn Manta Ray

    Hey Guys. So I recently picked up an orange manta ray for sale on craigslist. The original paint seems to be in good condition, but according to the seller, the bars, seat, sissy bar, and back tire aren't original. The seat is a non manta ray Pete seat, the bars are Wald, and the sissy bar is...
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    Hello from SoCal

    Hi everybody I just wanted to check in and say hello. I used to have an original Cotton Picker that I bought in 07 for about $150 with plans to restore it. I ended up selling the bike before I finished and have been kicking myself ever since. I recently picked up a 1971 Schwinn Manta Ray. I...
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