Your vintage bicycle could be worth hundreds vintage bike. Rollfast bicycles have a long and complex history that has close ties with two different companies. The bicycle looks original seat, chainguard, bars, grips, wheels all seem correct. The next year the seat tube used a conventional clamp with bolt. This is my husband peter and his rollfast deluxe bike in about 1959 im assuming hes about 10 in this photo. The bike has a terrific curvy double front tube design with dimensional curved panel to the top with a dark aqua swoosh detail and deluxe in shadowed text. Rollfast, or, apparently we take the hard cases loop. We split bike serials up by spaces and store each separately. Feeling an obligation to at least try to keep people riding bikes past their teenage years, schwinn made adult bikes for a nearly nonexistant u. Buying or selling without iguide could be hazardous to your wealth. Catalog illustrations and hundreds of full color photographs combine with old pictures and the history of the bicycle to create a necessary addition to any bikelovers library. Unfortunately, there isnt a simple formula to determine the value of a used bike. This is the fourth bike i have bought from your company and every transaction has been excellent and every bike has been as good or better than described.
Neat bike, frame was often called motobike in the catalogs. Rollfast releases information about 2020 rollfast world tour continuously evolving, the rollfast cycling club rfcc announced its plans to hold training camps on a monthly basis around the world. If you see multiple numbers on a bicycle such as in the photo of the look. Vintage rollfast bicycle, light on front, button on body, book rack at. Is this something worth selling and if it is, what value you put on it. His father was a chemist for ansco, and this is taken from an anscochrome slide. I never hesitate to recommend bicycle blue book when someone asks me a good choice to buy a bike. Its unused, unrestored, and unique the original hopalong cassidy cowboy bike by rollfast. Want to know how much your vintage bicycle is worth and where to sell it.
Vintage 24 girls dp harris hopalong cassidy rollfast bike barn fresh. Ebay rollfast whizzerpuch motorized bicycle motored. We treat all these numbers the same way a search for 005lll will match a bike with the serial oos111. I now have the rollfast bicycles book, and it is terrific. Vintage 1939 peerless rusto rollfast rat rod ballooner bike. Harris hdwe and mfg conew york see the picture gallery.
Harris company see the front and back covers for a list of the various brands. Aug 16, 2010 i now have the rollfast bicycles book, and it is terrific. Get the best deals on rollfast collectible complete bikes when you. Okay, fine, so maybe there are a few bikes without serial numbers, but this is rare and typical only on hand made bikes or really old bicycles in this picture 2009104272a is a manufacturer number and not a serial number. Rollfast are not simple to date, not a very popular bicycle, other than the hopalong. Bike has a rollfast long tank with rust actually ate through on the bottom but holds strong, rollfast springer fork, and fenders fenders. Rollfast bicycles were a must for those who were looking for a trendy bicycle, at affordable price. Unfollow rollfast bicycles to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Hello david, i am finally sending photos of my rollfast tandem bicycle. I believe that this bike is the girls model 2481 shown on page 112, from the 1949 catalogue. We sell s of vintage, classic, retro, reproduction, and antique bicycles for the avid collector. Vintage rollfast bicycle, light on front, button on body, book rack at back. Oh, how i wish i would have seen this ad a few weeks ago.
Depending on the brand, year, model, and amount of wear, a used bike could be worth less than half of its original retail price, or it could fetch up to 75% of msrp. Vintage rollfast complete bike vintage rollfast bike with white frame and red accents. The metallic, golden brown was only offered in 1955, and from what i can tell, this rack was only offered. Shop forand learn aboutvintage and antique bicycles. I was browsing rollfast stuff on ebay, and found a vintage magazine ad for rollfasts 1959 bike assortment. Harris hardware and manufacturing company was predominantly involved in. Make offer rollfast bicycle skip tooth balloon tire bike 2. Less obvious, the fork is bent slightly from running into something and the tank has a medium size dent in the left side as well as some other dings.
Searchable appraisal guide to current market values for vintage bicycles. This is a full size mens bike with rebuilt original drop center rims laced to new departure coaster brake hub. The bike dream somewhere in the picture below there is a little boy in a dream world. May 25, 2009 1960s rollfast nice original 1960s deluxe rollfast cruiser. The headbadge says rollfast which was a plus, since i learned to ride on a rollfast my older sisters early 60s bike. These bicycles initially came in black and white colors, but later on, along its production period, rollfast came with many other different colors, designs and styles. Rollfast bikes have been associated with two different companies over the years. A super vintage 1950s rollfast deluxe bicycle with great color and design. I was browsing rollfast stuff on ebay, and found a vintage magazine ad for rollfast s 1959 bike assortment. About rollfast rollfast, based in carmel, indiana, is using its global reach through cycling to create complete wellness. Find out at com submit photos of your items and get free appraisals. This 152page book is a compilation of various rollfast catalogs and other ephemera relating to rollfast, d. Budget bicycle center has vintage bicycles from all eras.
But rollfast started in 1932 up to 1958 according to the book. This a used vintage rollfast skoot 20 childrens bicycle. Hawthorne was the name of the bicycles carried by montgomery ward. Used rollfast bicycles for sale local bicycle trader. However, to make bikes as easy as possible to find. Rollfast bicycycles have a long and complex history. Rollfast middleweight this is a great example of a transitionbike. For over 40 years, kelley blue book has been the trusted resource for motorcycle values and pricing. Find used rollfast bikes for sale with a large selection of new and used bicycles at local bike trader. There are online resources such as the bicycle blue book, but i find it to be highly inaccurate, says.
If you are looking for a project bike shop this page or parts to complete your project, check out our nos parts for sale pages. Museum bikes from 1945 to 1965 classic cycle bainbridge. Rollfast hosts multiple cycling and bicycling events each year that deliver social as well as physical opportunities. The estimated values shown on each web page are outofdate in many cases. This seatpost clamp design was only used for one year. Get the best deals on rollfast bicycle when you shop the largest. The chain guard is equally dynamic with original striped detailing in a streamlined design. Less obvious, the fork is bent slightly from running into something and the tank has a medium. List a bike that you want to sell or trade for free. But they make good centerpieces for movies such as pee wees big adventure. Depending on the brand, year, model, and amount of wear, a used bike could be worth less than half of its original retail price, or it. Automoto, shelby donald duck, rollfast hopalong cassidy. This bicycle has been fully tuned and is ready to go.
Vintage bicycles are widely collected as nostalgic memorabilia, as well as alternatives to todays modern bikes. It was taken in his backyard in chenango bridge, new york, outside of binghamton. Lets walk through a few ways you can determine the value of your used bike. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. I seriously have no clue as to if it worth anything. I cant remember how to post them or how to receive any offers. Through our gear, nutrition, and body care products we will enhance your lifestyle on and off the bike. Complete wellness comes through the full integration of physical, mental and social wellbeing. Kelley blue book regularly updates its motorcycle values to give consumers the pricing. Hopalong cassidy was immensely popular in the 1940s and 1950s with a radio show, a comic strip appearing in over 150 newspapers, his own comic book that ran for 16 years, more than 100 movie and tv films, and a toprated television show. Harris hardware and manufacturing company originated the name in the 1890s, and later teamed up with the h. On october 16, 2010 i saw this ladies bike on the back of a pickup truck piled with junk.
Post your rollfast bicycles and rollfast related materials. Heres what i have learned online about rollfast bicycles. Rollfast world class cycling and life saving resources. Harris owned several different bicycle brand names including rollfast, the most famous see the picture gallery. Get the best deals on rollfast collectible complete bikes when you shop the largest online selection at.
Spring fork cowboy bike this was one of my projects in 2010, and i updated these pages as i progressed. The incredible response to this book led to the publishing of the second volume. Sm2501 has a book for sale on ebay on them, should be all the info needed in it. Rollfast bicycycles have a long and complex history that has close ties between two different company. Schwinn produced the varsity as far back as the early 1950.
The custom built v30 featured balloon tires, chrome rims, rollfast chime siren, wide texas steer horn handlebars, chrome forks and struts and double arrow point decorations. Rollfast releases information about 2020 rollfast world tour continuously evolving, the rollfast cycling club rfcc announced its plans to hold training camps on a. He got there by wishing he could dress up his new, superduper. The precursor to the modernday bicycle was the 1817 draisine, named for its german inventor, karl. If so, the blocks are quite different from the ones for sale on ebay. Certain numbers and letters are difficult or impossible to distinguish between e. This model was carried and sold for about 7 years usually in gray and red. When selling wholesale, or selling your entire collection at one time, expect to be offered anywhere from 30% to 50% of the total retail value depending on the quality and condition of your items. Tires prewar elgin antique bike bicycle mens vtg 74. This 1955 metallic golden brown one year only hawthorne ballooner bicycle was manufactured by dp harris, is commonly known as a rollfast. So this bike would have to be 1932 or 1933 according to what is available online. Vintage sears screamer bicycle retro hammersmith bicycle antique bicycle high wheel bike, ordinary vintage repop schwinn cruiser jaguar corvette typhoon bicycle 26.