My Cotton Picker was awesome! I hounded my father until he finally relented. Then, a week later my parents divorced a 10 year old kid. They lost everything! Our house, business, car etc. During the move, all of my toys ( bike) where scattered to any relatives who had room to store. When I turned 18 I asked my mom about all my toys. She hesitated and said, “we sold a large majority of my stuff”. Needless to say, I was devastated. My parents have passed, and they never bought it up while they were alive.
Thanks for sharing your story, I'm sure you bike is stored away in someone's bike collection, as you know, the Cotton Picker is highly collectible and very valuable, specially if it's all original, Take look at how she turned out . Thanks for watching👍 ua-cam.com/video/JnISDg9zfLI/v-deo.html
I have a 1971 Schwinn Krate Cotton Picker , totally original , unrestored , still have the little booklet that was attached to the bike when sold new , if interested
Nice 👍You guys were very lucky kids🧑🚲🧑🚲🏡 My best friend in the neighborhood got a 1972 Lemon Peeler for Christmas and I remember being blown away as he rolled the bike on my drive way... the coolest for sure 🧑👍 Thanks for watching 🔧🚲
I couldn't ask my dad they were a little more expensive than my other bike's but my buddy's brother had a pea picker but that bike disappeared never to be seen again you guys were truly lucky keep those memories thanks for the story.
Bitchin'! Groovy! Peachy! Far Out! Oh my goodness gracious, it appears I am stuck in the 70's! Help meee!! On second thought, leave me right where I am.
Coolest bikes ever! Can I come work for Schwinn parts sometime? Lol... I am half serious... I am pretty handy... Love the collection! Thanks for sharing!
I'm going to be listing soon an all original (original owner) 69 Lemon Peeler in great shape. Keep your eyes open in late May, early June 2021 on Ebay.
You've got an amazing collection, well done! All I have is a reproduction Coal Krate that I converted to a 6 speed. I'd love to have an original, but nowadays it's like $2,500+ for a nice example. I suppose I could buy a fixer upper, but where am I going to find parts like a Campagnola rear deraileur, chain guard with the original script, and the iconic Stik Shift without spending a small fortune?
Yep! the Krates were the Muscle bikes recognized by the year and slight differences each model year featured. A very cool series indeed! Thanks for watching 👍👍🔧🔧
Nice! these bikes can be more desirable to collectors in original condition and unrestored, if your bike is in decent shape, all you got to do is clean it up, polish the chrome and get it mechanically sound. Your local bike shop can do the bearing overhaul and inner cable replacement if needed. The parts for these bikes go for quite a bit now days, it could be expensive to restore if some of the key parts need to be replaced. What year is your Orange Krate? take a look at my 1970 Cotton Picker part II video, it may be helpful to get an idea Thanks for watching 👍🚲 ua-cam.com/video/JnISDg9zfLI/v-deo.html
I plan to keep them all while getting the entire lineup once restored, I may decide to sell them as a group down the line. 🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲 Thanks for Watching👍🔧
These currently sell on eBay from $2,000 and up, depending on year, color and original condition. Follow link below to see a few examples, there is a 1969 Apple Krate, listed for $6,900 🙄🚲💲 www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=schwinn+krate&_sacat=0
They are out there... I've seen a few examples on eBay over the years so finding the right one is a matter of timing. In my case, I had all the other years in 4 of the colors so finding the Apple Krate and lemon Peeler in those years was a challenge. here is a quick search find on eBay 1968 Orange Krate www.ebay.com/itm/1968-Schwinn-Orange-Krate-Bicycle/174431784824?hash=item289cf1cf78:g:ZfIAAOSwyDBfOddS 1969 Lemon Peeler www.ebay.com/itm/1969-Schwinn-Stingray-Krate-Lemon-Peeler-Bike-Bicycle-Original-Paint/174426655716?hash=item289ca38be4:g:mokAAOSwS5lfVpGu
The Grey Ghost and Cotton Picker were purchased restored, they both included some reproduction parts as well as rechromed original parts and new paint. The Orange Krate and Pea Picker are all original as well as the 2 in boxes, 1969 Lemon Peeler and 1968 Apple Krate. I will be getting to those sometime this year. Thanks for watching👍🔧
Yes, once Ralph Nader with the Safety Commission banned the stick shift, the Krates were done and the Fastbacks stayed through 1976 with the thumb handlebar shifter but lost that cool feature kids loved😪🤦♂
Oh my God I’m a kid again, I remember these bikes quite well, wouldn’t mind buying one for my grandson
Great collection!
Thanks for watching 🔥🔥👍👍🔧🔧
My Cotton Picker was awesome! I hounded my father until he finally relented. Then, a week later my parents divorced a 10 year old kid. They lost everything! Our house, business, car etc. During the move, all of my toys ( bike) where scattered to any relatives who had room to store. When I turned 18 I asked my mom about all my toys. She hesitated and said, “we sold a large majority of my stuff”. Needless to say, I was devastated. My parents have passed, and they never bought it up while they were alive.
Thanks for sharing your story, I'm sure you bike is stored away in someone's bike collection, as you know, the Cotton Picker is highly collectible and very valuable, specially if it's all original, Take look at how she turned out . Thanks for watching👍
ua-cam.com/video/JnISDg9zfLI/v-deo.html
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Thank you for the kind words. Thanks for posting this unbelievable channel.
Bad machines. Thanks for showing!!!
Thanks for watching 😁👍🚲
I have a 1971 Schwinn Krate Cotton Picker , totally original , unrestored , still have the little booklet that was attached to the bike when sold new , if interested
Nice👍👍🔥🔥
Very cool collection! 👍
Thanks! Glad you liked it 🙋♂️🚲🏡
Back in 1972 my parents bought me an Apple Krate and my younger brother a Pea Picker, back then they were the coolest bikes you could get .
Nice 👍You guys were very lucky kids🧑🚲🧑🚲🏡 My best friend in the neighborhood got a 1972 Lemon Peeler for Christmas and I remember being blown away as he rolled the bike on my drive way... the coolest for sure 🧑👍
Thanks for watching 🔧🚲
I couldn't ask my dad they were a little more expensive than my other bike's but my buddy's brother had a pea picker but that bike disappeared never to be seen again you guys were truly lucky keep those memories thanks for the story.
My younger brother got the orange crate with shifter in 69 for his 7th birthday cool bike
Sweet! what a lucky 7 year old🚲🏃♂️🏡🚗 Thanks for watching 👍🔧
Bitchin'! Groovy! Peachy! Far Out! Oh my goodness gracious, it appears I am stuck in the 70's! Help meee!! On second thought, leave me right where I am.
Far out Dude!✌👩🦱🎶🚲🏡
Coolest bikes ever! Can I come work for Schwinn parts sometime? Lol... I am half serious... I am pretty handy... Love the collection! Thanks for sharing!
It was the coolest lineup, I also wondered what it would have been like to work at a Schwinn dealer of even at the Chicago factory, low wages I'm sure
I'm going to be listing soon an all original (original owner) 69 Lemon Peeler in great shape. Keep your eyes open in late May, early June 2021 on Ebay.
Sweet! 😏👍
Good to see you back!
Thanks for stopping by😏👍🚲🏡
I still want one any color thanks for the memories.
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Nice!
Thanks for watching 👍👍🔧🔧
Wow!
Thanks for watching🔥🔥👍👍
You've got an amazing collection, well done! All I have is a reproduction Coal Krate that I converted to a 6 speed. I'd love to have an original, but nowadays it's like $2,500+ for a nice example. I suppose I could buy a fixer upper, but where am I going to find parts like a Campagnola rear deraileur, chain guard with the original script, and the iconic Stik Shift without spending a small fortune?
Nice! I have seen those Coal Krates, they look very nice and appear to have all the Schwinn components seen on the 70-73 Krates.
You know a Bike is Cool.....when they say the Year it was made, before the Name of it..
Yep! the Krates were the Muscle bikes recognized by the year and slight differences each model year featured. A very cool series indeed! Thanks for watching 👍👍🔧🔧
I have an Orange Krate which I bought as a kid, where can I get it restored?
Nice! these bikes can be more desirable to collectors in original condition and unrestored, if your bike is in decent shape, all you got to do is clean it up, polish the chrome and get it mechanically sound. Your local bike shop can do the bearing overhaul and inner cable replacement if needed. The parts for these bikes go for quite a bit now days, it could be expensive to restore if some of the key parts need to be replaced. What year is your Orange Krate? take a look at my 1970 Cotton Picker part II video, it may be helpful to get an idea
Thanks for watching 👍🚲
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Nice 👌🇺🇸🗽
Thanks for Watching 👍
Would you sell any of these or no Please let me know comment back bye Now
I plan to keep them all while getting the entire lineup once restored, I may decide to sell them as a group down the line. 🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
Thanks for Watching👍🔧
@@that70sschwinn I don't need the group all I need is just one of them what would you sell 1 of them
These currently sell on eBay from $2,000 and up, depending on year, color and original condition. Follow link below to see a few examples, there is a 1969 Apple Krate, listed for $6,900 🙄🚲💲
www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=schwinn+krate&_sacat=0
Looking for 1968, 1969 orange krate
They are out there... I've seen a few examples on eBay over the years so finding the right one is a matter of timing. In my case, I had all the other years in 4 of the colors so finding the Apple Krate and lemon Peeler in those years was a challenge.
here is a quick search find on eBay 1968 Orange Krate www.ebay.com/itm/1968-Schwinn-Orange-Krate-Bicycle/174431784824?hash=item289cf1cf78:g:ZfIAAOSwyDBfOddS
1969 Lemon Peeler
www.ebay.com/itm/1969-Schwinn-Stingray-Krate-Lemon-Peeler-Bike-Bicycle-Original-Paint/174426655716?hash=item289ca38be4:g:mokAAOSwS5lfVpGu
Are these all original???
The Grey Ghost and Cotton Picker were purchased restored, they both included some reproduction parts as well as rechromed original parts and new paint. The Orange Krate and Pea Picker are all original as well as the 2 in boxes, 1969 Lemon Peeler and 1968 Apple Krate. I will be getting to those sometime this year. Thanks for watching👍🔧
TRADE YOU A SPIT FIRE WITH 5 SPD SHIFTER ON THE GOOSENECK FOR THE GRAY GHOST 👻 STICK SHIFT
Nice! I think I will keep the Grey Ghost👍👍
If you hit a curb, you could shift with no hands.
Stricter emissions regulations lead to their demise
Yes, once Ralph Nader with the Safety Commission banned the stick shift, the Krates were done and the Fastbacks stayed through 1976 with the thumb handlebar shifter but lost that cool feature kids loved😪🤦♂