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Old 06-17-19, 11:56 AM
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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.
I bought my first decent bike at Montgomery Ward too. A Traveler with cro-mo tubes made in Japan. Red with gold trim around the lugs. It was on sale for $99. It actually came in different sizes!!
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