Originally Posted by
Suburban105
I have a Chicago made Schwinn Suburban 5-speed.When I go to look it up on the Schwinn website,all I see is other Schwinn Suburbans,just like mine but they have the different models like Collegiate,etc.I would like to know the value of my Suburban 5-spped.I know this isn't much help.Here is the stamp number:ME28248.I know what the M stands for.Not sure bout the E.I can send a pic of the bike to whoever respons back.Its all original except for the seat,rack.Email is kaiserpass07@gmail.com Serious only.
Here's the format for the serial# decoding for that year range.
The Chicago serial numbers consist of a letter representing the month of manufacture, a number indicating the last digit of the year (1960 - 1964; 0=1960, 1=1961, etc.) or a letter indicating the year (1965 - 1979; A=1965, B=1966, etc.), followed by a sequential series of five or six digits (e.g. A367584 or CB77584). If letters were used for date codes, they skipped the letters "I" and "O" as they looked too much like numbers. Note: This scheme is for all Chicago built non-Paramount models excluding 1962-1963 Superiors and 1964-1969 Super Sports (whose serial numbers are located on the left rear axle hanger and consist of a single letter code for the month [again, skip "I" and "O"], the last digit of the year and a 3-digit sequential build number -- e.g. 'K6018' is the 18th frame built in October of 1966).
So, the M is for 12th month, December, the E is for 5th year between 1965 and 1969. Frame made in December 1969.