Vintage Schwinn Deluxe Racer, Coppertone, 3 Speed, 1967, Very Nice, Complete Rebuild

  
VINTAGE SCHWINN, GENUINE ARTICLE, THIS IS A SCHWINN' "DELUXE" RACER 3 SPEED' ; IT HAS CHROME FENDERS , CHROME FENDER BRACES AND A MORE WEATHER RESISTANT " DELUXE " HEADSET. 100 % TEARDOWN, CLEAN , POLISH AND REBUILD. THE ENTIRETY OF GROUP IS VERY NICE , SPROCKET STRAIGHT, BALLS , CONES AND CUPS IN GOOD ORDER.

REPACKED WITH FRESH AUTOMOTIVE HIGH TEMP GREASE. THE STURMEY ARCHER AW-3 SPEED HUB WAS SERVICED AND SHIFTS PERFECTLY ; A FEW TABLESPOONS OF TRI-FLO OIL ADDED AT THE CAP.

NO DENTS ;SPOKES IN GOOD SHAPE ; THEY WERE TIGHTENED TO SPEC BUT WHEEL DOES HAVE A SLIGHT WOBBLE AND I DIDNT WANT TO SPEND ANY MORE TIME TRUING IT. THE CHROME BRACES WERE REMOVED FROM FENDERS SO THAT THE DENTS ON ALL BUT THE SAFTEY EDGES WERE ROLLED OUT ON A ENGLISH WHEEL. THE RIVITS ON FENDER BRACES WERE REPLACED WITH NEW ONES WITH STAY NUTS AND THE MISSING STAR WASHERS WERE REPLACED. THE REAR GULCO FENDER REFLECTOR ON THE BEZEL IS N. THE CHAIN IS WEST GERMAN - UNION.

IT CAME FROM MY PERSONAL STOCK;IT WAS DEGREASED AND THOROUGHLY INSPECTED/ NO CRACKED LINKS OBSERVED; IT WAS RE-OILED WITH TRI FLOW OIL. THE FRONT WHEEL HUB WAS TORN DOWN AND INSPECTED.

THE CONES AND CUPS ARE IN GOOD ORDER. AXLE STRAIGHT WITH GOOD THREADS. SERVICED ; SPOKES TIGHTENED TO SPEC.

NICE AND TRUE WITH LITTLE LOBING. NO DENTS THE VALVE STEM WAS REPLACED ON THE REAR OE "TRAVELER" TUBE. THE FRONT WAS REPLACED WITH A NOS "SCHWINN " ONE OUT OF MY PERSONAL STOCK. BIKE HAS OE TIRES THAT ARE AGED AND WEATHER CHECKED. THE DELUXE HEADSET ALSO TORE DOWN, INSPECTED AND REBUILT.

BEARINGS, CUPS AND CONES IN GOOD ORDER. COPPERTONE SADDLE IS IN GOOD CONDITION. NO RIPS OR TEARS NOTED.

JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING ON THIS BIKE I TRIED VERY HARD TO KEEP ORIGINAL. I DID REPLACE THE INNER WIRE ON THE REAR BRAKE AS WELL AS THE #22 CLAMPS ON BOTH THE RED DOT " EYE STABBER " BRAKE LEVERS.

BOTH THE LEVERS ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION , EVEN THE RED DOTS ARE WELL PRESERVED. THE CLAMPS HAD TYPICAL PITTING AS PER REPLACEMENT.

THE ORIGINAL STURMEY ARCHER SHIFTER HAD A WEAK SPRING AND WAS ALSO REPLACED, WITH NOS. THE SERIAL # ON THIS ONE IS BC = FEB. ITS 50TH BIRTHDAY IS NEXT MONTH... OVERALL A NICE , GOOD RIDING BIKE , IN THE GORGEOUS HARD TO FIND COPPERTONE. THIS IS A VINTAGE BICYCLE HOWEVER AND SOMETIMES NOT GENTLY USED. BIKE SHOWS RUST , SCRATCHES , DINGS AND GENERAL WEAR AND TEAR AS CAN BE EXPECTED. INCLUDED WITH SALE IS A NOS BATTERY LIGHT AND BATTERY HORN , FROM THE 1960S , AGE APPROPRITE FOR THIS BIKE. THE BIKE WILL BE PACKAGED VERY WELL - IN A BICYCLE BOX FOR ITS JOURNEY. WILL REQUIRE SOME REASSEMBLY UPON RECEIPT. A ONLY - LOWER 48 STATES. THIS ITEM WILL BE INSURED.

IF BOX IS DAMAGED OR IF ANYTHING LOOKS OUT OF ORDER UPON RECEIPT PLEASE PHOTOGRAPH COMPLETE UNPACKING FOR DOCUMENTATION PURPOSES. The item "VINTAGE SCHWINN DELUXE RACER, COPPERTONE, 3 SPEED, 1967, VERY NICE, COMPLETE REBUILD" is in sale since Sunday, January 15, 2017. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Transportation\Bicycles\Complete Bicycles". The seller is "jo-mazan" and is located in South Beloit, Illinois. This item can be shipped to United States.