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She zig-zagged the streets of her new Chicago neighborhood each day, learning the lay of the land on a bike that some of her neighbors might have once had a hand in building. While release dates of the updated classics were delayed, the new Sting-Ray is now available on Schwinn’s website ($499) and at Walmart… Continue reading Schwinn Bikes

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 Former Schwinn Shop Produces Custom Bikes

The company’s next answer to requests for a Schwinn mountain bike was the King Sting and the Sidewinder, inexpensive BMX-derived bicycles fabricated from existing electro-forged frame designs, and using off-the-shelf BMX parts. In 1978 production of the fillet-brazed Superior stopped, which marked the end of production for a fine Schwinn frameset whose basic design had… Continue reading Are Schwinn Bikes Made In The Usa?

The Trek OCLV was the brand’s first full-carbon design, introduced in 1992. It stands for “Optimum Compaction, Low Void,” referring to the process used to make the carbon structures that exceeded even aerospace standards. This was a huge leap for carbon, arguably leading to the rise of carbon bikes throughout the industry. Before 1878, the… Continue reading Former Schwinn Shop Produces Custom Bikes

I gave it to my eye Doctors daughter, I did not know I would miss it so much. Ever since I gave it away, I was very sick, Kidney, Liver, and Diabetic. My father died of all this in the German Poisoner of war camp, no Meds, no Treatment etc. I found a place to… Continue reading Fillet