Thornybucks....
 

One of my 1st high school jobs was screwing together Schwinns at Thornbury's Schwinn Cyclery in Louisville. Still shake my head when I recall how we'd argue Schwinn's (electroforged boat anchor frame's) superiority with the manager (as he'd bring in his Raleigh Pro for a tune-up).

Stupid kids...

But I still have a soft spot for the odd vintage Schwinn. Very pleased to find Bike Forums! Have Super Sport, and Sports Tourer projects gathering dust, but I recently stumbled across a Nervex lugged Superior on CL, and while researching it's specs I kept finding pertinent posts on Bike Forums.

Looking forward to leaning on the forum's collective wisdom and advice as I bring this original (but rusty) Superior back to life.

I'll post some pics once my post count permits.

Cheers,
Dan

Welcome to bike forums.

Welcome from SoCal.

Welcome to the forums, hope you enjoy your time here, it's a good community.

Welcome!~ We've got a pretty good classic and vintage section you may like.

I like me some Schwinn's as well! Welcome to Bike Forums, Danny S!

Thorny bucks..

So Thorny bucks were the Monopoly money type coupons handed out with toy purchases at Thornbury's toy store. S&H Green Stamps for kids to save up to offset the price of their dream Schwinn.

Thorny the chimp was the logo for the toy store. And was a child in a monkey suit on local Louisville children's TV. Late 60s, early 70s, sure was a different time.