Here is an illustrated guide to Classic Schwinn Bicycles from 1895 to present. Detailed text and 250 B&W photographs depict the most classic Schwinns including pre-World War II Aerocycles, Motorbikes (Cycleplanes), and Autocycles; post-war Panthers and Phantoms; '50s and '60s middleweights; '60s Sting Rays and Krates; and every other Schwinn. Special models including the Whizzer and Cycle Truck are featured, as well as the contemporary classic reproductions. There is even a chapter for the up-and-coming lightweights. Star ratings are used to stratify each model's classic status. You will also find information on serial numbers and identification methods. This book offers an historical perspective of the entire spectrum of classic Schwinn bicycle lineage.
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Media: Paperback Book, 160 pages
Language: English
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Media: Paperback Book, 152 pages
Language: English
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A brief walk through just about any bike shop or a quick perusal of today's popular auction Web sites reveals that one of the hottest trends among modern bicycle enthusiasts is retro. In addition to the current popularity of new models built to look like classics from times past, many of today's velophiles have taken to restoring relatively inexpensive classics to their former glory. This illustrated, step-by-step guide takes readers through each of the bicycle's mechanical systems, providing detailed and knowledgeable advice for restoring them to working order. In addition, there's also useful information on returning any neglected garage-sale find to its original luster. The advice rendered is applicable to just about any single-speed bicycle from the 1930s to the 1970s, with special emphasis on balloon-tire models of the 1950s and muscle bikes of the 1960s and 1970s.
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How To Restore Your Collector Bicycle is a hands-on, real-world approach to the subject. It combines tips from the knowledge of many collectors and restorers of vintage bicycles. The photographed bikes are all ones that exist in the hands of collectors, as opposed to archive shots. My "how to" operations blend proven methods that have been used by the author and other hobbyists for years.
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Media: Paperback Book, 128 pages
Language: English
From its inception in 1895 as Arnold, Schwinn & Company, Schwinn bicycles have been the best-built and most-desired bikes produced in America. This book gives you a comprehensive overview of these great bikes. It includes chapters on the early history, balloon-tire bikes, middle-weights, lightweights, Stingrays and Krates, and the modern era of mountain bikes, road bikes, BMX, and the return of the Black Phantom.
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Media: Paperback Book, 96 pages
Language: English
Wonderful color photography provides examples from each epoch in the evolution of pedal-powered two-wheelers.
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Media: Paperback Book, 192 pages
Language: English
The legendary 100-year history of the best-known name in American bicycling. German immigrant Ignaz Schwinn launched the company that bears his name in 1895, setting the bicycling standard in the U.S. for decades to come. This lavishly illustrated volume is overflowing with original archival material, much of it from Chicago's Bicycle Museum of America, and specially commissioned photography. Pridmore and Hurd fully detail Schwinn's technical developments, racing history, and significant models including the Black Phantom, Varsity, Paramount, Fastback, and many others. Contains discussions of Schwinn's foray into motorcycle manufacture. Fabulous!
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Media: Paperback Book, 160 pages
Language: English
