Hello from Small Town, Pa!

[rawsiefilnredom]

Hello everybody!

My name is Anthony. I am 24-years-old and just getting into bicycles (again). Like many, I imagine, I became relatively disinterested with bicycles when I got my first car. Now, however, I can't get enough of them. Between my fiancée and I we have six bikes at the moment. I actually bought her a new bike this morning, our first "vintage" bicycle. I bought it about three hours ago, actually; so recently, in fact, that the person I bought it from has yet to remove their eBay listing. You can view it here. What do you guys and gals think of it? The guy I bought it from says that it is a 1961 but I think it is actually a late 1960 (December, I believe) based upon the serial number.

The guy also has this bike for sale. He wants 100$ for it. Should I go back and buy that one, too? I am extremely new to "vintage" bicycles and am not too sure what I have/what I should be looking for.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

Welcome to the forum dude!
Great Schwinn to start with.

Where are you in PA? I'm originally from Butler (about 35 miles North up Rt.8 from Pittsburgh)

Cheers,
Dr. T

 

[rawsiefilnredom]

I am actually from northeastern Pa, a small town named Milford. About an hour and half from New York City and about two and a half from Philadelphia.

 

[Fireproof]

Hey Anthony, hello and welcome to RatRodBikes!
You are soooo lucky . . . you are just a couple of towns away from the best pinstriper on the East Coast . . . Hotrod Jen! 8)

 

[CapnUNITarian]

Welcome from SW Pa!
Just keep looking around here-- plenty of inspiration and very cool bikes 8) 8)

 

[HotRodJen]

i love milford!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahaha welcome to the site you live in such a cute town ! my bike club "main street dropouts" have been eyein that town up for a ride .
nice schwinn you and the lady got there

 

[Rat Rod]

Welcome Anthony!