Mid-80s Hevi-Duty value question.

[MaX-D]

A local guy is selling this bike locally for $100. Is it worth it?

 

[Wildcat]

It looks good to me. I'd offer 75 because the rear hub is iffy, but go higher. In person is better when they see cash in your hand when bartering.

 

[Captain Awesome]

I too would offer lower, but in reality it's worth $100 all day everyday

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Oh heck yeah, all day long. That is a tank. Just the frame and fork for a hundo is fair!

 

[HDratz]

Agreed. I would probably offer $75, but would be willing to pay $100.

 

[Karate Chicken Industries]

A good bargaining chip could be that it is not a 1980's Heavy Duti. Unless I'm way off-base, that style frame is the same as the late 90's/early 2000's Cruiser Supreme. The frame style and head badge being glued on instead of riveted or screwed on are what I'm basing this on.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Let's ask the experts

https://ratrodbikes.com/forum/threa...-and-deliveri-actual-industrial-bikes.108084/Not much info, but the second one posted looks similar to above. A member here recently picked one up that was differet color, safety orange and black.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

I think ind chuckz even sold a few frames this spring here. I want one as a poor ratter's substitute for a Humu

 

[honestherman]

Make the offer you would want to get if you were selling it. Treat the seller the way you want to be treated.

 

[Sue12]

These frames were made by summit. Look up summit cruisers of the 80s n 90s n you will see this in a great many names n color ways. It says schwinn but if it said summit or any of the other names you could find it in a thrift shop in the boonies for 25

 

[horsefarmer]

Up to you how much you like it. The tires look cool worth $50 right there these days...
As far as a desirable bike I don't care for the fork looks like a Mallwart Huffy.

 

[Karate Chicken Industries]

Make the offer you would want to get if you were selling it. Treat the seller the way you want to be treated.

Golden

Even so, if the seller is trying to get over with incorrect information on what they are selling due to shadiness, they are not being Golden unless they enjoy being treated poorly. If they are ignorant, the bargaining chip is evident.

The Heavy Duti was still a cantlever frame in 1990. The 1995 Cruiser lineup was the beginning of the style of frame in question for Schwinn and the Heavy Duti was a cantilever style until 1998. I learned a bit about the Heavy Duti this morning.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

These frames were made by summit. Look up summit cruisers of the 80s n 90s n you will see this in a great many names n color ways. It says schwinn but if it said summit or any of the other names you could find it in a thrift shop in the boonies for 25

See @Dr. Tankenstein 's Schwummit Strandie. It'll give you an idea of the potential. Worth? Depends what you want to do with it
https://ratrodbikes.com/forum/threads/schwummit-strandie.105939/

 

[HDratz]

Golden

Even so, if the seller is trying to get over with incorrect information on what they are selling due to shadiness, they are not being Golden unless they enjoy being treated poorly. If they are ignorant, the bargaining chip is evident.

The Heavy Duti was still a cantlever frame in 1990. The 1995 Cruiser lineup was the beginning of the style of frame in question for Schwinn and the Heavy Duti was a cantilever style until 1998. I learned a bit about the Heavy Duti this morning.
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Here's my late Heavy-Duti; got the frame and fork from Ind-Chuckz. I'm not sure what year it is, but probably early 2000s.

 

[HDratz]

Here's an interesting article about a late Heavy-Duti: https://urbanadventureleague.wordpress.com/current-bikes/schwinn-heavy-duti/

 

[sandman]

I was able to fit Surley 3" tires on one of Ind-Chuckz bikes

 

[HDratz]

I was able to fit Surley 3" tires on one of Ind-Chuckz bikes

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Nice! Is that a 3 speed Sturmey-Archer? I have one of those I'm planning on putting on my Worksman. It has grip shift, which I intend to change or modify.

 

[RustyGold]

The stenciled frames with script chainguard are 2000…give or take a year.

 

[MaX-D]

The stenciled frames with script chainguard is 2000…give or take a year.

Thanks. Good to know. I picked up the bike last nite. I rides smooooth. Solid bike. Rims are straight. Just needs a new rear hub.

 

[MaX-D]

This going to be my klunker project