Originally Posted by
JonBailey
that you were truly fond of for under $150 retail new?
Name the year, make and model, please.
I would have to say that virtually any Schwinn or Excelsior made before 1980 and
made in America that retailed new originally for under $150 would be a truly great bicycle.
I guess we can through in some Raleighs of old too.
I really enjoyed my Murray Monterey cruiser bike I bought at Montgomery Wards in 1989. I was in the army at the time and age 25. Single speed, coaster brake and balloon tires. 26". Maroon paint with white letters. $99 bucks plus tax. I was young, thin and strong then. Nowadays I need a lot of derailleur gears to pedal over rolling hills and less than perfectly flat roads.
Those Murray Montereys were good bikes. I had one in New Orleans. Great bike for an almost no-hill city. But, $99 in 1989 is worth $202 now.
Do we really need you to start another good old days thread?