I found this old bike in the basement of this house I was cleaning out! I cleaned it up and out air in the tires and it looks pretty good!! Don’t know much about bikes but is this from the 60s and any value?? Thanks I have some before and after pictures!
https://imgur.com/a/X8Oo5YC
by youngmula9999
3 Comments
Nice find, great neighborhood cruiser, but not a ton of monitary value. A department store bike, but they were better then, than say now.
Value is hard to say. Most places, not worth much, $10-$50 as is. Little more if you’re in an area with more bike culture, they’re somewhat popular market/neighborhood cruisers, $100 give or take.
That is a terrible bike in beautiful condition. If you were in Los Angeles, a prop house would want it. The value that it has is the condition, so it could happily be used in photo shoots. Don”t leave it out in the rain or it will instantly be worth only $20.
They’re great bikes and should go for more, but theres rightfully a lot of stgmia attached to these old bikes, they’re old and potential mechanical issues that non enthusists could miss. Finding parts can be a problem. Also, LBSs typically won’t work on them either. So if you’re not a collector/enthusiasts its hard to make the jump to purchase.
Different brand (Raleigh, Humbler, etc) and you could likely double/tripple the price.
Theres also many more sitting in garages and barns all over the world. Most of the coaster bikes I’ve flipped were offered to me for free while purchasing a different bike from the seller.