'70s Schwinn "John Deere"

[BlackJack]

Got this and a '70's Dunelt female bike today for $50.00. The John Deere bike looks to be a ratbike made from a '70s cruiser of some sort. The Dunelt may give up it's Sturmey Archer 2-speed stuff and brake hardware to this bike.

 

[aka_locojoe]

Cool! May have to start a "Show us your Deere's" thread. I think there's a few real deals and themed here.

 

[ChicagoMuscle Guy]

Nice bike looks definitely worth the $50 you put out. John Deere theme is cool, will be a good conversation piece.

 

[BlackJack]

Thanks for the kudos! Looked up the "AE" serial number on the rear dropout and it's from 1969 so it's a year younger than me. Poor thing. Likely a Deluxe Racer when new.