ID a barn find - Flying Star
03-29-20, 05:54 PM
#1
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2020
Posts: 9
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
ID a barn find - Flying Star
Can anyone assist me in identifying an old bike?
It has a Flying Star headbadge, so Im thinking Schwinn...BUT, it has a crank sprocket with 16 teardrop shaped holes around the ring, unlike vintage Schwinn Flying Star bikes. Maybe someone replaced the original.
The markings under the frame below the crank are "664 94" and "6763"
Thanks for anything you can tell me. I hope to fix it up for the kids.
-Sirby
It has a Flying Star headbadge, so Im thinking Schwinn...BUT, it has a crank sprocket with 16 teardrop shaped holes around the ring, unlike vintage Schwinn Flying Star bikes. Maybe someone replaced the original.
The markings under the frame below the crank are "664 94" and "6763"
Thanks for anything you can tell me. I hope to fix it up for the kids.
-Sirby
03-29-20, 06:10 PM
#2
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2020
Posts: 9
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
As a newbie I cannot post photos til I have 10 posts. I was able to upload a picture to the Gallery, named Sirby's Barn Find. Try looking there.
Last edited by Sirby; 03-29-20 at 06:24 PM.
03-30-20, 09:15 PM
#3
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Rupert's Land
Posts: 1,243
Bikes: 1981 Raleigh GP, 1985 Norco Bush Pilot, . . .
Mentioned: 13 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 241 Post(s)
Liked 187 Times
in
136 Posts
Hello Sirby,
welcome to the forums, your photos are here:
https://www.bikeforums.net/g/album/17284016
I have seen that chainring pattern on some Shelby bicycles. The fork also looks similar to some Shelby forks.
I am unable to connect Shelby with the Flying Star headbadge.
I cannot connect the serial number and stamping on the BB with a frame manufacturer.
I hope you can the bicycle running satisfactorily. It should be a fun bike to ride.
welcome to the forums, your photos are here:
https://www.bikeforums.net/g/album/17284016
I have seen that chainring pattern on some Shelby bicycles. The fork also looks similar to some Shelby forks.
I am unable to connect Shelby with the Flying Star headbadge.
I cannot connect the serial number and stamping on the BB with a frame manufacturer.
I hope you can the bicycle running satisfactorily. It should be a fun bike to ride.
Likes For Hummer:
03-30-20, 10:02 PM
#4
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2020
Posts: 9
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
Thanks for the information and the link to my photos. I'll search Shelby to see what I can find. I'll just dig into it and see if I can't hammer t into shape. The rear fender is really crunched.
03-31-20, 07:37 AM
#5
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 23,223
Mentioned: 654 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4722 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 3,036 Times
in
1,874 Posts
That looks like the headbadge that Schwinn used on their earlier version the Flying Star. See https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/19...ng-star.78188/
03-31-20, 10:33 AM
#6
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Alta California
Posts: 14,262
Mentioned: 415 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3811 Post(s)
Liked 3,336 Times
in
2,176 Posts
-----
Also a thread with photos and information on this question here -
https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/he...chwinn.168370/
-----
Also a thread with photos and information on this question here -
https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/he...chwinn.168370/
-----
