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The same happened with the mountain-bike culture of the 80’s pioneered by Northern California riders like Michael Sinyard , Tom Ritchey and Gary Fisher. What Schwinn didn’t recognize is that trends are often set by minority thinkers, and not by the Number One. Some parts of popular mongoose bmx bike may fetch you a decent… Continue reading Waterford Precision Cycles

Whether you are looking for a bicycle to meet your fitness goals or to surprise your little one, having the right bike will make a lot of difference. However, choosing the perfect one is challenging as there are a lot of options out there in the market. Road bikes are made with a lightweight frame… Continue reading Waterford Precision Cycles

Whether you are looking for a bicycle to meet your fitness goals or to surprise your little one, having the right bike will make a lot of difference. However, choosing the perfect one is challenging as there are a lot of options out there in the market. Road bikes are made with a lightweight frame… Continue reading Schwinn Bicycle Company

With their aging product line, Schwinn failed to dominate the huge sport bike boom of 1971–1975, which saw millions of 10-speed bicycles sold to new cyclists. Schwinn did allow some dealers to sell imported road racing bikes, and by 1973 was using the Schwinn name on the Le Tour, a Japanese-made low-cost sport/touring 10-speed bicycle.… Continue reading Waterford Precision Cycles

Schwinn sent a new one, which never worked either … so I gave up on that since the machine seemed to be exactly what I wanted. On October 31st of this year, after spending time on the phone with your customer service and my husband removing the shroud, the problem was determined to be the… Continue reading Schwinn Bicycle Company

The book is illustrated with photographs of the factory, the Schwinn racing teams, and the bicycles the company produced . But what eventually drove Schwinn into the turmoil that led the company to file for Chapter 11 in 1992 was it’s inability to cope with management and quality problems, as well as some unsuccessful investments.… Continue reading Schwinn Bicycle Company