sears flightliner idenrtification help

[sumnermclain]

i just recently purchased a women's flightliner looking bicycle. i need help in determining whether or not it is an actual flightliner or another bike that just looks like one. are there any sure-fire distinguishing marks i should look for? any input would help. if needed i can post pics.

 

[scrumblero]

if needed i can post pics.

needed... :mrgreen:

 

[sumnermclain]

working on pictures. are there any other lookalikes or knockoffs?

 

[scrumblero]

they were made by Murray who also made bikes for a bunch of other retailers, so ya if it doesnt say "sears" on it, then it might be a western auto or firestone of one of a dozen others.

 

[udallcustombikes]

Huffy, Rollfast and several other companies made similiar frames under a bunch of different badges. Pics of the whole bike, rear drop outs, sprocket, and forks will all give good indication as to who made the bike.

 

[Rustinkerer]

If the rear dropout (brake side) is stamped "MOD 502", it's a Sears/JC Higgins Flightliner. The number after that will be the catalog #, and sometimes you can pin it down to a certain year or two. -Adam

 

[sumnermclain]

you've all been extremely helpful! the dropout numbers are- 502(no "M") 62111 76720.

after cleaning it up a bit i found some sears decals, it has the cheesegrater sprocket and the pointed dropouts, so i'm fairly certain it is a flightliner. now if i could just pinpoint the year...

also etched on the coaster brake arm is "Kome A Super" if that means anything to anybody.

workin on pics, thanks a bunch everybody

 

[sumnermclain]

Re: sears flightliner idenrtification help NOW WITH PICS!

 

[udallcustombikes]

I don't believe that it is a Spaceliner. Most that I have seen have twin top tubes. If I had to guess I would say it is mid to late 60's. The Komet Super is a decent quality hub and easy to rebuild.

 

[Rustinkerer]

I bet there's a 4 before the 6, might be faintly stamped. 46211 is the catalog # of a 1965 "Fully Equipped Midweight" model. Many of these weren't called Flightliners after 1964 or so. Still very similar though. The main difference is the twin top tubes were replaced by a single tube, that design continued unchanged into the 1980s! :shock: (And the stampings generally had an extra 0 or 1 at the end of the cat. #, as on yours.) -Adam