r/vintagebicycles

Scored this yard sale find today for the cost of pocket change. A 1960's/70's Auto Mini folder. Pletscher of Switzerland is stamped on the frame, oddly from what I could find they made accessories, like the rat trap rack (also marked Switzerland) but not the bikes themselves... but their name is stamped on the frame... but these bikes were continuously made by like a dozen companies over the years so I guess it's possible Pletscher made some too...

I even like the god awful 60's orange/brown paint. It's character.

edit: does anyone know a safe way to make the plastic hand grips be not sticky? Like the plastic itself is sticky. I gave them a wipe down with a cleaner, once the cleaner dried the stickiness came back.

My 1974 Schwinn Sting Ray with a Raleigh Sun Tour Derailleur. I bought it in 1991 for $35.00 plus $5.00 for the Stick Shift.

Edit: Missed a word