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Schwinn’s new company coincided with a sudden bicycle craze in America. Chicago became the center of the American bicycle industry, with thirty factories turning out thousands of bikes every day. Bicycle output in the United States grew to over a million units per year by the turn of the 20th century. Most models of Schwinn… Continue reading Schwinn Prelude 56cm Frame 700c Wheel Blue Black Silver PGH#20267

By 1975, bicycle customers interested in medium-priced road and touring bicycles had largely gravitated towards Japanese or European brands. In reality, mass-market French manufacturers such as Peugeot were not infrequently criticized for material and assembly quality — as well as stagnant technology — in their low- and mid-level product lines. Nevertheless, Peugeot proudly advertised its victorious racing… Continue reading Schwinn Prelude 56cm Frame 700c Wheel Blue Black Silver PGH#20267

Zell moved Schwinn’s corporate headquarters to Boulder, Colorado. By the mid-1970s, competition from lightweight and feature-rich imported bikes was making strong inroads in the budget-priced and beginners’ market. While Schwinn’s popular lines were far more durable than the budget bikes, they were also far heavier and more expensive, and parents were realizing that most of… Continue reading Schwinn Prelude 56cm Frame 700c Wheel Blue Black Silver PGH#20267

Schwinn decided to meet the challenge by developing two lines of sport or road ‘racer’ bicycles. One was already in the catalog — the limited production Paramount series. As always, the Paramount spared no expense; the bicycles were given high-quality lightweight schwinn mountain bike lugged steel frames using double-butted tubes of Reynolds 531 and fitted with… Continue reading Schwinn Prelude 56cm Frame 700c Wheel Blue Black Silver PGH#20267