These rate up there as one of my best Bike finds, I bought a schwinn Tornado from a picker the other day, an older man was watching me load it and proceeded to follow me away from the pickers shop, He told me he had 2 bikes in his sisters garage I might like. Well today I took a ride to see what I thought would be 2 average bikes, Boy was I shocked!
They appear to be same vintage with original accessories, grips, Tires that blow up and hold air, The Womens bike does not have a headbadge but rather a painted headbadge with different graphics, I would like to know more about that paint scheme. These photos are just out of the garage, I will post more after a good wash
Here is the Men's
Is this a horn/whistle, both bikes have one embossed ELGIN
ELGIN Grips
The Women's, NOTE the painted on "headbadge", color is carried on throughout bike
Nice rear Light, is battery powered but has a wire running down to rear hub ?
Floating Hub ?
They appear to be same vintage with original accessories, grips, Tires that blow up and hold air, The Womens bike does not have a headbadge but rather a painted headbadge with different graphics, I would like to know more about that paint scheme. These photos are just out of the garage, I will post more after a good wash
![2ELGINS001.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/188/18876de46e36c85a6638e06ec359ac8c.jpg)
Here is the Men's
![2ELGINS002.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/479/4797b192e074ae31bdd7ff26c4220d0d.jpg)
![2ELGINS003.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/5dc/5dc097829682cff16fa17c62efb744bc.jpg)
Is this a horn/whistle, both bikes have one embossed ELGIN
![2ELGINS004.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/e74/e742b02f0f2157133745a8c92edd3c05.jpg)
ELGIN Grips
![2ELGINS005.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/054/0545f87ac1dff5e708011c61c2218e46.jpg)
![2ELGINS006.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/ab4/ab41282d9c1e230fabd0f5b032ecd1cb.jpg)
![2ELGINS007.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/a1b/a1b04ee3fbde0a8f49ed9f8c840a6e58.jpg)
![2ELGINS008.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/e01/e0164e3078b9f65deb6010f6c61af5d4.jpg)
The Women's, NOTE the painted on "headbadge", color is carried on throughout bike
![2ELGINS009.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/034/03453bb3d14b47ae98793303b287eebe.jpg)
![2ELGINS016.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/ca5/ca577b24b7c6424ef938cf85c802a5cf.jpg)
![2ELGINS015.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/9bf/9bf59b66234cacf474727359357b5f09.jpg)
Nice rear Light, is battery powered but has a wire running down to rear hub ?
![2ELGINS012.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/070/070f618249f08e96559acaef4df69be6.jpg)
![2ELGINS014.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/9b7/9b777306f2e5e01369d61f4fc6cb3df9.jpg)
![2ELGINS011.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/61d/61d4bfd393b16f22dd6c212bbfdd3de4.jpg)
Floating Hub ?
![2ELGINS010.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/f8f/f8f85b131112995f58f9627249a2e93f.jpg)