My wife and I picked up an AMF Pro Tour bicycle for free the other day. We would like to know when it was that AMF made bicycles and how old the bike we found is.
2006-06-15 08:05:55 · 5 answers · asked by davidvandercook 2 in Sports ➔ Cycling
Am unsure about the years of productions, but generally early '70's to mid '80's i think. They are not *great* bikes BUT if you and your wife are happy with them, great! Free bikes are certainly worth the cost of new tires and tubes (if needed) and maybe cables.
2006-06-15 08:16:16 · answer #1 · answered by JD K 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hi there .. I don't know a whole heck of a lot about that bicycle .. when I saw AMF, I automatically thought of the AMF years for Harley Davidson and was personally curious to see if there actually were AMF bicycles since I am a motorcycle rider and had not heard of them existing. Hmm, kewl .. they did exist. I did find a site that did seem to have some information including a brochure that they've got posted on the site for those bicycles. Hope it helps in your search for information. Be safe and well and please have a good night. -Always X
2006-06-15 08:12:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
American Machinery and Foundry or AMF was founded in 1900 and was once one of the largest recreational equipment companies in the United States.
Its sole remaining asset is the AMF Bowling Corporation, founded in 1936, and headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. AMF Bowling employs 16,000 people and operates worldwide. AMF itself up until the mid-1980s once produced the following leisure equipment: tennis racquets, snow skis, lawn and garden equipment, wheelgoods, Ben Hogan golf clubs, Voit inflatable balls, exercise equipment, Hatteras Yachts, SCUBA gear, and once owned Harley-Davidson Motorcyles and Dewalt Tools.
In 1971 American Machinery and Foundry became the AMF Company.
In 1985 AMF was bought out by Minnesota based MINSTAR, Inc but continued to trade as AMF and supply the Bowling industry with bowling equipment - hardware and software.
In 2005, the company became known as QubicaAMF, as it joined forces with the well regarded Qubica brand. Qubica specialise in state-of-the-art custom scoring hardware and software.
2006-06-15 08:08:51 · answer #3 · answered by ai_nacco_2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Serial numbers mean next to nothing - except for some old "Made in Chicago" Schwinn bikes. Your guess is as good as mine.
2016-03-15 05:37:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really
2006-06-15 08:07:52 · answer #5 · answered by duchiapple 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO
2006-06-15 08:06:33 · answer #6 · answered by CAROL ANN W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋