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And so, despite the rough economy and clear warning signs that the bicycle bubble was doomed to burst, Ignaz made his big move. He found himself a business partner—a well connected moneyman from the meat packing industry named Adolph Arnold —and together they launched a new company in 1895 called Arnold, Schwinn & Co. As… Continue reading Schwinn Bicycles By Jay Pridmore

This page lists schwinn bicycles models and links to their details. This is a big contrast to the old bikes from the Schwinn brand which were reliable enough to sit for decades in your shed with no use and still be able to ride whenever you needed it. They are entry-level products at inexpensive prices… Continue reading Schwinn Bicycles By Jay Pridmore

Schwinn followed the Scrambler line with the Predator in 1982, their first competitive step into the modern BMX market. A latecomer, the Predator took just eight percent of the BMX market. Schwinn also had a very successful BMX racing team made up of some of the best riders of the day. In the late 1960s,… Continue reading Schwinn Bicycles By Jay Pridmore

So like graduations, weddings and vacations, Schwinn’s big birthday bash had to be put on hold. Americans turned to turning the pedals for fun, certainly, but also for exercise when their gyms and yoga studios closed and youth sports went on hiatus. Cycling also became a safe alternative to public transportation, observed Jay Townley, a… Continue reading Schwinn Bicycles By Jay Pridmore

Facebook marketplace is the most popular site where you can sell your bicycle. To sum things up, it seems that Schwinn is very much alive and kicking, manufacturing quality bikes in various categories. Schwinn and Huffy bikes are comparable in terms of components, the materials used, and the overall build. However, in our opinion, Schwinn… Continue reading Schwinn Bicycles By Jay Pridmore

Frank V. tried to stay true to the Schwinn law of quality over quantity, but in a rapidly changing marketplace, his inability to upgrade manufacturing facilities or anticipate new trends gradually slowed the company’s development. His successor, fourth generation owner Edward Schwinn, Jr. was no improvement. It was the first picket line in the company’s… Continue reading Schwinn Bikes

The Paramount used high-strength chrome-molybdenum steel alloy tubing and expensive brass lug-brazed construction. During the next twenty years, most of the Paramount bikes would be built in limited numbers at a small frame shop headed by Wastyn, in spite of Schwinn’s continued efforts to bring all frame production into the factory. In 1946, imports of… Continue reading Detroit Bikes Brings Schwinn Production Back To U S

Online, you can purchase Schwinn bikes directly from Schwinn on the official website (schwinnbikes.com) or on Amazon, where there’s also a huge selection of models from different categories. One of the best ways to transport things with a bike is using a bike trailer. Schwinn makes bike trailers for kids, pets, or cargo, so you… Continue reading Schwinn Bicycle Company

But the Schwinn bicycle of today is no longer the Schwinn of the 1950s and ‘60s. Jay Pridmore and junior author Jim Hurd have done just that in their book, Schwinn Bicycles, a 1996 publication of Motorbooks International, republished in paperback in 2001. Political and corporate history is littered with examples of the next generation… Continue reading Schwinn Bicycles By Jay Pridmore

America, he surmised, offered promise, and Chicago would be his destination. One of the first titanium frames in the history of bike design, the Teledyne Titan was sold from 1974 to 1976. Advertised as being two-thirds as heavy as the steel frames in huffy mountain bike that era, it weighed just under 4.5lbs. The bike… Continue reading Schwinn Bikes