Old German Bicycle
Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 4:44 pmI've tried to curb my trash-picking impulses in recent years, but it must bein my blood... every now and then I see something I can't resist.
So even though I already have a "rescued" bike that needs fixing up and putting together, when I saw this while walking Peg today, I had to grab it from alongside a dumpster (not in the dumpster...
). I'm trying to find out more about it...
It's an old folding bike, missing front wheel and fender, and one of the cranks is bent, but I think I can get it rolling again. It's a "fixie", so at least I don't have to deal with any cables, calipers, or derailleurs.
Who knows? It might be worth something.
Mfr. is the Star company...the model is the "Super Deluxe".
Must've been real flashy when new: chrome and candy-apple red with nice white pinstriping. It's not necessarily a ladies' frame; folding bikes usually don't have a top tube like a typical mens' bike.
Made in "Western Germany". Which dates it at pre-1989... but I cannot find any info on the Web on this bike or even the mfr. Anybody seen one of these before?
I think it might be pre-80s because of the saddle... rubber on top of springs; no foam. Of course the saddle is from a different mfr (Mertens), so who knows?
So even though I already have a "rescued" bike that needs fixing up and putting together, when I saw this while walking Peg today, I had to grab it from alongside a dumpster (not in the dumpster...
). I'm trying to find out more about it...It's an old folding bike, missing front wheel and fender, and one of the cranks is bent, but I think I can get it rolling again. It's a "fixie", so at least I don't have to deal with any cables, calipers, or derailleurs.
Who knows? It might be worth something.
Mfr. is the Star company...the model is the "Super Deluxe".
Must've been real flashy when new: chrome and candy-apple red with nice white pinstriping. It's not necessarily a ladies' frame; folding bikes usually don't have a top tube like a typical mens' bike.
Made in "Western Germany". Which dates it at pre-1989... but I cannot find any info on the Web on this bike or even the mfr. Anybody seen one of these before?
I think it might be pre-80s because of the saddle... rubber on top of springs; no foam. Of course the saddle is from a different mfr (Mertens), so who knows?
