They also manufactured their own rims in the Chicago factory, the “Schwinn Tubular Rim”. These rims, like the Chicago frames, were among the sturdiest ever built. The parts that say “Schwinn” were made by Schwinn in their enormous Chicago factory (which I had the pleasure of touring in the early ’70’s). Parts that say “Schwinn… Continue reading Vintage Schwinn Bikes The guide to old Schwinns
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Vintage Schwinn Bikes The guide to old Schwinns
Bicycle stores and repair shops often carry used or vintage bikes, and they may have some beautiful Schwinn models available. Additionally, you can find vintage Schwinn bikes at garage sales, estate sales, antique shops, and flea markets. For more than a century, the name Schwinn has represented a leader in the bicycle industry. The company… Continue reading Vintage Schwinn Bikes The guide to old Schwinns
Chicago Schwinns
The market has split into lousy department-store bikes and real bikes sold through specialist retailers. If I recall, it was what Schwinn called a “cantilever” frame, where the seat stays pass by the seat cluster and continue on in a graceful curve to join the bottom of the head tube. Older Schwinn “cruisers”, such as… Continue reading Chicago Schwinns
Chicago Schwinns
There are really two kinds of cyclists; enthusiasts who ride regularly and dilettantes who ride two or three times a year. The latter choose a bicycle almost entirely on price, because they don’t schwinn beach cruiser know any other criteria on which to judge bicycles. These customers don’t care that the bike will start disintegrating… Continue reading Chicago Schwinns