Dave's Vintage Bicycles

1960 Bowden Spacelander

This bike was the most radical concept of it’s time. It totally epitomizes the “Space Age” with it’s design. This bike looks like it was designed for NASA. It is made up of fiberglass...

1960 Bowden Spacelander

The Bicycle of the Month for May is Mike Spanglers 1960 Bowden Spacelander, featuring a fiberglass monocoque frame that allowed for very radical space-age styling. Benjamin Bowden designed this bike back in the 1940’s...

1959 Western Flyer Custom

Not a traditional color or treatment, but the style remains classic. Started with a crusty bike that badly needed restoration. Candy gold and pearl white fenders, hand pinstriped. Custom leather saddle with tool bag,...

1959 Western Flyer “Golden Flyer”

1959 Western Flyer “Golden Flyer”

This rare 1959 Western Flyer “Golden Flyer” marked the 50’th aniversary for the Western Auto Supply chain of stores. Notice the special gold textured fabric seat, dual head lamps, chrome tank, chrome fenders, whitwalls,...

1959 Schwinn Prototype

This Schwinn bike was made in the 1970’s and was patterened after the 1959 Schwinn prototype bike drawing. Supposedly, this prototype bike was to replace the popular Schwinn Phantom which was at the end...

1959 Schwinn Phantom

1959 Schwinn Phantom

1959 was the last year for the Schwinn Phantom, the highest grade balloon tire bicycle sold by Schwinn since 1949. Middleweight bicycles were now the hot thing, so balloon tire bicycles were out. The...