

#Schwinn heavy duti history free#
Hopefully an interested person would know what the one red band means (and feel free to email me with that info.) I believe the brakes are coaster brakes.

The gentlemen who sold me the bike several years ago thought it was a 2 speed, but now after seeing one red band I don't really know. VINTAGE SCHWINN 1968 HEAVY DUTI BICYCLE #LD 22704 26" X 1 3/4" TIRES S7 RIMS 2 SPEED KICK-BACK HUB BEAUTIFUL BLACK WITH CHROME FENDERS VERY GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION ! MADE IN GOOD OL' USA SMOOTH RIDING! TIRES ARE SCHWINN TRACTOR I BELIEVE EVERYTHING ON BIKE IS ORIGINAL BUT SEAT IS NOT ACCORDING TO THE OLD GENTLEMAN I PURCHASED THIS BIKE FROM IT WAS USED FOR DELIVERING NEWSPAPERS IN THE STREETS OF CHICAGO SOME SURFACE RUST, MINOR SCRATCHES, AREAS OF WORN PAINT TO THE BLACK PAINT THE CHROME FENDERS & WHEELS HAVE SOME SURFACE RUST & SHOULD CLEAN UP NICELY, T ARE 5 DINGS ON FRONT AND FOUR DINGS ON BACK OF CHROME WHEELS THAT I NOTED (SEE PICS) OTHERWISE CHROME IS IN GOOD SHAPE - MIGHT BE ABLE TO POUND THE DINGS OUT EASILY? SCRATCHES TO THE HANDLEBARS NORMAL WEAR THAT YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM A USED BIKE OF THIS AGE - I WILL LEAVE THE CLEANING TO YOU I BELIEVE TIRES ARE ORIGINAL - I HAVE HAD BIKE FOR 2 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO ADD AIR - SLIGHT WEATHER CRACKS TO THE SIDEWALLS BUT TIRE TREAD IS GOOD THIS BIKE IS READY TO RIDE "AS-IS" OR CLEAN IT UP A BIT AND WHAT A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR VINTAGE BIKE COLLECTION!! I DO SELL "AS-IS" SO PLEASE EXAMINE PICTURES CAREFULLY & ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDDING GOOD LUCK & THANKS FOR LOOKING! A question by an interested party led me to examine this great bike a little bit more - I was looking for three colored bands on the hub that would indicate this is a two speed and I found only one red band.
