<<The first bike I had as an adult (if you do not count motorcycles). It was a 70 or 71 hand be up from my younger brother who replaced it with a Sekine (later replaced by an Astral aluminium real bike and my wife had the Sekine while I had the Doniselli) Had not rode bikes for over a decade and only rode the Free Spirit around our neighbourhood which was good. After every ride something needed to be repaired, brakes, derailleur, brakes again, crank etc. If the one on eBAy is like the one I rode even $25 Canadian would be too much.>>
Thanks for the comments, all.... I'm not really interested in the bike, but I was interested in the fact that Sears had marketed a 531 "lightweight".
By the way, I contacted the owner, and he supplied a description, just in case anyone is interested. I'll attach it below, with his email address. Location is Maryland.
Cheers,
Peter Bridge Mile HIgh City CO
<<The bike is 23" frame - center of crank to top of tube, Cinelli bars and stem, avocet seat and tube, Shimano Crane rear derailed, and Shimano front, Weinemann 660 brakes, Original SA Crank and Bottom Bracket, all reynolds 531 tubes and forks (see pics, although notice that reynolds decals have started to dry and disintegrate), frame built in austria for Sears. I bought the free spirit lightweight in 1974 for $225. The only original parts are the tubes and forks, crank and bottom bracket, and tube bearings. It is not necessary for me to sell this bike through ebay if you prefer to deal directly with me. -- hbarrett@comcast.net>>