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This feature, attractive to older riders, soon found its way to other Schwinn models, especially those intended for senior citizens. Corvette in 1954, after their catalog, for that year, had been in use. Therefore, with the release of a single photograph, the Corvette was introduced. The picture showed company executives standing behind their new product,… Continue reading Fillet-Brazed Schwinn Bicycles 1938-1978

During the next twenty years, most of the Paramount bikes would be built in limited numbers at a small frame shop headed by Wastyn, in spite of Schwinn’s continued efforts to bring all frame production into the factory. By 1990, other United States bicycle companies with schwinn bicycles reputations for excellence in design such as… Continue reading Fillet-Brazed Schwinn Bicycles 1938-1978

It’s our most affordable recumbent bike, and it delivers the ultimate indoor adventure by connecting you with world-class app experiences like Explore the World® and Zwift® from your phone, tablet, or smart TV. Escape the everyday with the Schwinn® 230 Recumbent Bike, your ticket to a life well-lived. A federal prosecutor on Monday told a… Continue reading Fillet-Brazed Schwinn Bicycles 1938-1978

A 1970s Schwinn Grape Krate with mostly original parts in and in good condition sold for almost $3,000 in 2022. A 1971 Schwinn Stingray Grey Ghost sold for almost $4,000 in 2022. One of the best ways identify an old Schwinn bike is to compare the bike you have to advertising images and photographs of… Continue reading Fillet-Brazed Schwinn Bicycles 1938-1978

Although they were fabricated in the same shop as the Paramounts, from there Schwinn’s fillet-brazed frames took a different production path. Paramounts continued through their own paint and assembly processes, while the fillet-brazed models were added to the assembly line with high-volume Schwinn flash-welded frames for serial-number stamping, electrostatic painting, and final assembly. Hence Paramount… Continue reading Fillet-Brazed Schwinn Bicycles 1938-1978