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Merida TFS Matts Hardtail HTB Medium Frame Hardtail Mountain Bikes At the time, most bicycle manufacturers in the United States sold in bulk to department stores, which in turn sold them as store brand models. F. Goodrich bicycles, sold in tire stores, Schwinn eliminated the practice of producing private label bicycles in 1950, insisting that… Continue reading schwinn mountain bike 224

Merida TFS Matts Hardtail HTB Medium Frame Hardtail Mountain Bikes You can determine whether a Schwinn bike is vintage by looking up its serial number. The serial number appears in different places on the bike depending on the year and where it was made. Not all vintage Schwinns have serial numbers or follow a set… Continue reading schwinn mountain bike 206

Mountain Bikes, Road Bikes, E-Bikes, and More The Sting-Ray28 sales boom of the 1960s accelerated in 1970, with United States bicycle sales doubling over a period of two years. However, there were clear warning signs on the horizon. With over a century under its belt, Schwinn has created quite a catalog of unique bikes. It… Continue reading schwinn mountain bike 198

Schwinn 21 speed sales men’s mountain bike “F. W.” Schwinn, took over day-to-day operations at Schwinn. W. Schwinn returned to Chicago and in 1933 introduced the Schwinn B-10E Motorbike, actually a youth’s bicycle designed to imitate a motorcycle. EBay is a great resource for all kinds of antique and vintage items, including Schwinn bikes. You’ll… Continue reading schwinn mountain bike 198

Schwinn Ider Dual Suspension Mountain Bike, 21-speeds Front and rear mechanical disc brakes deliver superior stopping power in all conditions. Plus, the Ider comes with alloy extra-wide double wall rims and 29″ x 2.1″ all terrain tires so you schwinn hybrid bike can go anywhere with confidence. Get out there and explore new trails with… Continue reading schwinn mountain bike 189

Mountain Bikes, Road Bikes, E-Bikes, and More A growing number of US teens and young adults were purchasing imported European sport racing or sport touring bicycles, many fitted with multiple derailleur-shifted gears. Schwinn decided to meet the challenge by developing two lines of sport or road ‘racer’ bicycles. One was already in the catalog — the… Continue reading schwinn mountain bike 189

Schwinn 21 speed sales men’s mountain bike One was already in the catalog — the limited production Paramount series. The Paramount series had limited production numbers, making vintage examples quite rare today. Other road bikes were introduced by Schwinn in the early and mid 1960s, such as the Superior, Sierra, and Super Continental, but these were… Continue reading schwinn mountain bike 18

Mountain Bikes, Road Bikes, E-Bikes, and More In return for the free rides, she wanted to take some photos of me in the woods…sans my limited wardrobe. Whether you dream of repairing your childhood Sting Ray, hanging your shiny red Phantom on your den wall, or amassing a large collection of vintage Schwinn bicycles, you’re… Continue reading schwinn mountain bike 18

Merida TFS Matts Hardtail HTB Medium Frame Hardtail Mountain Bikes There were bicycles when I was in grade school, but those were for going block to block to see friends and immediately throwing them to the ground behind a parent’s car in the driveway. Most of the bicycles of my youth (think of the 70’s) were… Continue reading schwinn mountain bike 170

Merida TFS Matts Hardtail HTB Medium Frame Hardtail Mountain Bikes Sadly, as soon as a driver’s permit had my name on it, I dropped cycling from my life faster than you could say “parachute pants” (Oh the 80’s!). The only pedals I was interested in were the gas pedal and occasionally the brake pedal. Now… Continue reading schwinn mountain bike 161