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To: mowowie

Always wanted one.
Ended up with a Huffy Thunder Road instead.

got stolen off of my front porch.....my first experience with those emotions....


31 posted on 02/20/2021 7:22:17 PM PST by mowowie (Press 2 for deportation)
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I didn't realize until fairly recently how many different models of Schwinn "Krates" there were (not all had "Krate" in the name. ie, Pea Picker (green), Lemon Peeler (yellow), etc). Growing up, I had only been aware of the Orange Krate and Lemon Peeler. I think they were the biggest sellers. Nowadays, in mint condition, they can go for as high as $8,000-$10,000!, with the major of mint conditions going for around $2,000-$3,000.

Also didn't realize the huge number of copycats or competitors from other companies, the main one being the Raleigh Chopper. There were a LOT of them. Much more than I knew about growing up in the late-60 and early 70s.






38 posted on 02/20/2021 7:38:45 PM PST by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! DEMOCRAT-Russia collusion!! China-Russia collusion! Click ETL...)
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