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 the Excelsior that was the inspiration of the first mountain bikes, used a straight lower… Continue reading A Short History of Schwinn: 1990s Bankruptcy though 2021
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A Short History of Schwinn: 1990s Bankruptcy though 2021
As a result, Schwinns became increasingly dated in both styling and technology. By 1957, the Paramount series, once a premier racing bicycle, had atrophied from schwinn dealers a lack of attention and modernization. Aside from some new frame lug designs, the designs, methods and tooling were the same as had been used in the 1930s.… Continue reading A Short History of Schwinn: 1990s Bankruptcy though 2021