Most models of Schwinn bikes have years of images and information via old catalogs, advertisements and Schwinn documentation. This page lists Schwinn bicycles models (sorted alphabetically) and links to their details. Find all your favorite Schwinn products at the retailers listed below.
Zell moved Schwinn’s corporate headquarters to Boulder, Colorado. 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. schwinn ebike During the 70’s, Paramount sales rose to 1,200 units annually. Schwinn supplemented Paramount production with contract-built frames by Don Mainland and Roger Nelson. Don and Roger, both riders from the 40’s and 50’s, had built up a successful tooling business in Racine, Wisconsin.
A $300 bike is perfectly adequate for normal transportation. An entry level mountain bike actually suited for trails is about $800. This was a no-expense-spared project of Frank W. Schwinn, who wanted the bike to be introduced in 1938.
It seems a good thing that people who wanted to just try out bicycling could do so cheaply; they probably bought a really cheap bike, rode it a few times and then the fad was over and the bike was forgotten. All I remember is we both couldn’t strattle the bikes comfortably. We ran out of water within a few hrs., and then it was garden hoses.
All because they didn’t understand what people wanted and how the market was changing around them and were disdainful of the competition until it was way too late. Cost is an important part of the equation, but it’s not the only part. Naive bike buyers gravitate towards features that make a bicycle worse for everyday use. Knobbly tires provide more grip schwinn beach cruiser in mud, but less grip and higher rolling resistance on tarmac. Suspension is worse than useless if you’re not barreling across a bumpy trail, which is why quality suspension systems have a lock-out to temporarily disable it. It was ultimately self-destructive, because the poor quality of those products harmed the reputation of the whole industry.
On the other side of the spectrum are those who ride to get lost in a great song. Schwinn’s whisper quiet Smooth Cycling series allows riders to channel their attention to any experience that a studio is striving to achieve. As a matter of policy, BBB does not endorse any product, service or business. However, there’s a lot of knowledge not mentioned in the blog post and I recommend listening to it if you’re into bicycles and the change of materials from steel to aluminum to carbon. Richard Schwinn is a bit biased since he runs Waterford, but he does know a lot about steel. A more pernicious case falls under the law of unintended consequences.
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