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View Frame Brand: Schwinn

Country:	United States	Primary Focus:	Bicycle Frames
Years of Operation:	1895 - ?
General Information
Schwinns were made in Chicago, IL USA up until the 1970's. Sometime in the 1970's, the Schwinn Chicago factory was organized by the United Auto Workers union, who felt that bicycle factory workers should be paid on the same scale as automotive workers. Unfortunately, the realities of the marketplace didn't agree, and Schwinn closed the factory, transferring most production to Japan (Panasonic) and Taiwan (Giant). Schwinn also built a factory in Greenville, Mississippi, but it didn't last, and even bought a factory in Hungary, but the deal fell through, and Schwinn never imported any Hungarian bikes to the U.S. Pacific Cycle, founded in 1983, designs and markets bicycles and scooters under several brands, including Schwinn, Mongoose, DYNO, InSTEP, Roadmaster, Pacific Outdoors, and others. It's also a top maker of bicycle helmets in the US. Pacific Cycle, which outsources its manufacturing to China and Taiwan, got its operations in gear by buying Brunswick Bicycles, Schwinn/GT Corp., InSTEP, and PTI Sports, all within a few years. Dorel Industries owns Pacific Cycle alongside its popular Cannondale brand.
History
Ignatz Schwinn and Adolph Arnold formed Arnold, Schwinn & Company to produce bikes in 1895. The rest, is a long long history that can, and does, fill volumes.

Frame Serial Numbers(click to expand)

Serial Number	Frame Detail	Year	Added By
H634	Schwinn Paramount (1966)	1966	azorch
1E02177	Schwinn LeTour (1974 - 1982)	1974	andypop1
L729007	Schwinn Volare (1977 - 1978)	1977	velogarden
15022	Schwinn Superior (1981 - 1983)	1981	velogarden
G0586	Schwinn World, Mid 1980's woman's frame	1986	SR