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Schwinn fielded a mountain bike racing team in the United States where their team rider Ned Overend won two consecutive NORBA Mountain Biking National Championships for the team in 1986 and 1987. 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… Continue reading Schwinn Al Comp Mountain Bike, 21 Speeds, 27 5

It’s a comfortable bike mostly meant for enjoying the day and pedaling around as if you were on vacation, with no real rush to get anywhere. “At one point, Schwinn almost meant bicycling,” said Bill Strickland, editor-in-chief at Bicycling magazine. “But questionable leadership didn’t understand what was happening and was slow to innovate. Companies like… Continue reading Schwinn Al Comp Mountain Bike, 21 Speeds, 27 5

Imports of foreign-made “English racers”, sports roadsters, and recreational bicycles steadily increased through the early 1950s. first responded to the new challenge by producing its own middleweight version of the “English racer”. The middleweight incorporated most of the features of the English racer, but had wider tires and wheels. Schwinn thrived through this hard time… Continue reading Schwinn Al Comp Mountain Bike, 21 Speeds, 27 5