I went to see a Raleigh and spotted this schwinn. Never seen anything like it so I got it. Is it worth anything?
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I saw that page and started look8ng deeper at the bike. It was completely chemically stripped except under the headbadge. It was a beautiful red. Hub is a 55 so Im wondering if it was the original wheel set. Also bars look different than the catalog shows so it may have been ratrodded decades ago to resemble an english bike. There was a pile of english stuff that had all been modifiedA couple popped up on thecabe during a search, and they were asking a significant amount of bucks for them...you may have just got a significant score.
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Yes, I got the Raleigh, unfortunately there is only one of the wing nuts and its metric. If someone can use it, they can have itDid you grab the step through as well? She's got some sweet wheel nuts on there, couple of builders here were looking for vintage wing style wheel nuts. Too much going on here to remember which thread, but I think it was @BartRidesEternal and @37ccmflyte
Just noticed the vintage kids seat on the back of the Raleigh . Are you keeping it ?..... Matti likes .I went to see a Raleigh and spotted this schwinn. Never seen anything like it so I got it. Is it worth anything?View attachment 121992View attachment 121992View attachment 121993View attachment 121994
I have no use for it, it needs to be straightened. Dont know if id trust a child in it but maybe a stuffed teddy bearJust noticed the vintage kids seat on the back of the Raleigh . Are you keeping it ?..... Matti likes .
I wish mine looked like that. Very niceNice find. I looked at a bunch of them. Only one of about a dozen had those big handlebars. Maybe everyone changed them out, they probably stuck out like a sore thumb. From a thread here in 2015, heres a 53, probably the same color as yours was:
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http://ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/a-pretty-rare-schwinn.93283/
Here's the only one I found with the big handlebars:
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