Ted’s Western Flyer Supreme

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OTSG has finally received its first Western Flyer from Ted in North Carolina.  These bikes were sold at the now defunct (for the most part) Western Auto auto part stores.  Pathological nostalgics out there will be pleased to hear you can still shop at a good old fashioned Western Auto (and Home Associates) online, or if you live in the Birmingham, Alabama area you can shop there in person.  However, I don’t think they sell their own bikes anymore.
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was lucky enough to land this beauty off craigslist for $40. had never heard of Western Flyer before coming across this bike and decided to do some research. thought this bike would fit in nicely with the site, being really crappy bike from a now extinct department store. would like to spend some money to replace tires and fix the brakes but may have to put that off until after i graduate from college next month. it gets me to and from class and sometimes bars, so i cant complain. love the site!

Thanks Ted

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  • Nathan

    WOW! My girlfriend has a beautiful British racing green Western Flyer 3-speed she got for $40. Must be the magic number. I’d submit it but it’s only got three on the tree.

    I’ve been looking for a Western Flyer made bike to match her’s forever. I’ve never even heard of a Western Flyer drop bike/ten speed. I have to say I’m pretty much jealous. I’d buy it off you if I had more than $40. But I don’t.

  • Dan

    I had an orange W. Flyer 10-speed years ago, it was just some junker I picked up and then let go of but it seems to me that it was a lug frame. I see all kinds of weird Flyers around here, maybe because KC was the company’s HQ for many years. I worked for WA for a while in the early ’90′s but they were out of the bike biz by then.

  • Bryan

    I have this exact same bicycle. Same color and all.
    I converted it to a single speed and put a Brooks saddle on it. But it is an exact match for what I bought in a pawn shop in Georgia.

  • Roger

    I bought this same exact bike yesterday, an old man had it and never rode it so it’s pretty mint. paid $30 for it which i am stoked about. Does anyone know when these were made?