We've joined the swinger club!

[Cda_Cruisers]

Not really sure why but around 11 a.m. this morning I happened to log on craigslist on my phone. I normally don't check it while I'm at work but for some odd reason I did. Well....at 10:53 a.m someone posted an add for a vintage bike. Said he was selling a house and wanted to get rid of what was in the garage. He did describe it as a mid 70's bike..... not really caring for lightweight bikes with gears i wasn't really in a rush to respond (assuming that 70's bikes were all lightweights) This is how the conversation went.

 

[DPARTY82]

April fools was so last week.

Great score!

 

[Cda_Cruisers]

Entrance fee to the swinger club was free admission today if you know what i mean? Was a great day....

 

[late for dinner]

GRRoovy Baby! GRReat Story! GRReat Find!

 

[Pookie42]

How cool was that... Awesome...


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[Cda_Cruisers]

April fools was so last week.

Great score!

Thats what i thought too! I was so worried that this was a joke or that someone was going to offer him some $$$ but as soon as he told me it was mine he removed the craigslist listing.

 

[RailRider]

Swing Bikes are very cool! Great project!

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Score!

Luke.

 

[DJ Bill]

Looks as good as mine and I paid much more!! Congrats!!

 

[Green Dragon]

my jaw is still on the ground... wow.....

 

[Cda_Cruisers]

Looks as good as mine and I paid much more!! Congrats!!

What are these bikes worth?

 

[DJ Bill]

I've seen junkers for as little as $200, and as much as 500. Check out toddhunters posts, he has been listing swingbikes for sale so you can see some asking prices. Rememeber asking prices are just that and actual sale prices might be a LOT less. Ebay ended auctions on swingbikes will give you a better idea of the current market.


What yours has going for it is that all the hard to find parts are still there, fenders, reflectors, chain guard/ring....what is bad is most of the chrome is seriously rusty and my not clean up to show condition unless you replate which is crazy money. A good oxalic acid dip might do wonders.. There is a guy on Ebay selling the decals, the headbadge is barely available and the seller of those is not making any more...Big bucks too.

 

[Stevil]

You gonna hang it on a wall as art or ride the fun out of it? Nice score..
Sometimes you gotta check these listings out even if it hurts.
But there's your reward...replace the wheels,grease the bearings and enjoy.
Fun ride,always gets the looks....Stevil

 

[Cda_Cruisers]

You gonna hang it on a wall as art or ride the fun out of it?

I'm going to do a full restore. Not sure what i can do about all the rust on the chrome but since i'm not out any funds yet shouldnt be a big deal to invest a bit.

 

[DJ Bill]

Oxalic acid (deck cleaner) will put a big dent in the rust.

 

[Cda_Cruisers]

Just got the frame back.... We did a silver flake underneath the blue(more on the teal side)and since the fenders were do rusty we painted them a white pearl with a blue pearl accent. Now i need to find new components to put it back together. Hardest part will be to find a 12 inch wheel with a good hub. I dont think i want to use generic parts, i was thinking of using bmx components but i know nothing about good brands in them.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Looks good!

Luke.

 

[Cda_Cruisers]

I dont really know much about bmx brands or components... Any suggestions on what to use for the swing bike?

 

[Cda_Cruisers]

any input on the components to use to build this?