Of course the cantilever tank went on to became one of the treasured parts of a boys bike and became even more beloved in the Schwinn Phantom era...These tanks were used extensively for the next few decades until finally in the nineteen sixties they were only being used on the Jaguars, ...
Schwinn has also initiated industry trends in new bicycle designs: the Aerocycle, the Cycleplane and Autocycle in 1934; the Paramount racing and touring line in 1938. In 1963 a major development was the famed Sting-Ray bicycle - the bike that dramatically changed the cycling habits of young ...
“Schwinn’s greatest contribution is more sociological,” McCullagh said. “They manufacture a bike for a cross-section of the American public and family. They kept cycling alive and well in the 1950s and 1960s at a time when bicycles were getting pushed aside as transportation.” Edward Sc...
My bicycle addiction has escalated to the point where even my exercise bike is a ’68 Schwinn Exerciser. Next year, I’ll try to sell another bike or two when I go down to Ann Arbor, but the scary thing is that I may come home with one or two more. ...