Re: [CR]Ted Williams 531 Sears Free Spirit

(Example: Framebuilding:Restoration)

Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 21:35:10 -0600
To: "mikel66132@juno.com" <mikel66132@juno.com>
From: "Mark Stonich" <mark@bikesmithdesign.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Ted Williams 531 Sears Free Spirit
In-Reply-To: <20051207.183551.12430.65582@webmail22.nyc.untd.com>
References: <20051207.183551.12430.65582@webmail22.nyc.untd.com>
cc: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

At 12/8/2005 02:34 AM +0000, mikel66132@juno.com wrote:
>i just acquired the above mentioned bike. some folks have expressed doub
>t that a Sears bike could have 531 double butted tubes, stays and forks
>as stated on the bike's decal. does anybody have useful info on these bi
>kes?
>
>mike in r.i.

They were the real deal. Made by Puch IIRC.

Had a friend who owned two and was always looking for another. They, or at least the two he had, had unusually long top tubes. He said they were the only bikes that fit him right.

Mark Stonich;
Minneapolis Minnesota
http://mnhpva.org
http://bikesmithdesign.com