Schwinn Sprint
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Category:  Front Derailleurs
Name:  Schwinn Sprint
Brand:  Schwinn
Model:  Sprint
Years:  1964 - ?
Country:  United States
Weight:  150 grams (Actual)
Added By: veloce on 01/05/18
Updated By: veloce on 01/05/18
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# Rings Designed For DoubleOuter Plate MarkingsSprint sticker
Inner Plate MarkingsClamp MarkingsSprint Made in France
Inner Clamp MarkingsDesign CategoryParallelogram
Pivot Arm MarkingsPlate MaterialChrome plated steel
Clamp Style25.4mm ClampCable Attachment Bolt8mm Wrench
CableStop YesClamp Bolt Type8 mm hex w/slotted head
Max Ring Difference   
General Information
Made in France by Huret for Schwinn.  Based on the Huret Alvit.  Bottom pull, all screwed construction.
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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.

 
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