From streamlined Aerocycles and classic Phantoms to Varsity eight-speeds and Sting Ray Krates, vintage and antique Schwinn bicycles are runaway hits with collectors. In addition to the fond memories ...
A few months back, I got lucky. My 1980s mountain bike, a 1987 Schwinn Cimarron I got for $150, snapped in half. The luck was twofold: First, I was just putting along a little trail and not flying ...
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Less than a mile into the trail, I crossed over a little plank bridge, over a small hump and then KERSNAP. I knew something was wrong, it just ...
When 43-year old Brighton, Colorado native Anthony Trujillo was growing up, he dreamed about getting the perfect bicycle to cruise through his Northern Colorado neighborhood. The inspiration came when ...
When the new owners of Chicago’s nearly century-old Schwinn Bicycle Co. recently discussed the future of the reorganized firm, they boldly predicted a reversal of the company’s fortunes. But analysts ...
“I parked my old white Schwinn outside Burton Hall, where I was taking a couple of summer- session classes. It was about four hours later that I came out to find both tires ruptured from being parked ...
In 1895, bicycle manufacturer Arnold, Schwinn & Company was founded in Chicago just as a craze for the two-wheeled conveyances was sweeping the country. But it didn’t last long. Within a few years ...
When someone sees one of the classic bicycles Henry Schmidt owns, it usually sparks conversation. “I have this Army courier bike from the Korean War,” Schmidt said. “I had one guy from the Korean War ...