01-18-2011, 07:11 PM
I have an mid 90's Murray Contour cruiser that I'm working on putting back on the street for my gal and am having the same difficulty finding out anything about it. The serial number on the bottom is readable but just barely and I have found no website yet that provides any info for reference to date. The bike has a Sturmey Archer three speed hub with a date of 95 clearly on the housing so that provides some date reference as long as the hub came on the bike originally and I think it did.
I suspect that these Murrays were such a mass produced bike sold by Sears and Western Auto that no one really takes them seriously as a collectible bike and therefore no records about serial numbers and such. I picked mine up for $20 and it looks like it's never been ridden. Paint is perfect, the hub works immaculately, coaster brake is strong and the tires still have the nubs on them although the sidewalls have dry rot checking on them. This is a heavy steel bike (about 31 lbs) but is original and with some TLC will be still running later in the century when it actually might starts being worth something.
If anyone has any knowledge of the Murray Contour bike I would appreciate hearing from you.
I suspect that these Murrays were such a mass produced bike sold by Sears and Western Auto that no one really takes them seriously as a collectible bike and therefore no records about serial numbers and such. I picked mine up for $20 and it looks like it's never been ridden. Paint is perfect, the hub works immaculately, coaster brake is strong and the tires still have the nubs on them although the sidewalls have dry rot checking on them. This is a heavy steel bike (about 31 lbs) but is original and with some TLC will be still running later in the century when it actually might starts being worth something.
If anyone has any knowledge of the Murray Contour bike I would appreciate hearing from you.
Things are getting worse faster than I can lower my standards