The fine frames they purvey are manufactured by Waterford Precision Cycles who is owned by Richard Schwinn, whose family founded the Schwinn Bicycle Company. It’s in the private collection of Milwaukee Bicycle Co, the product arm of Ben’s Cycle and Fitness, a local bike store located, coincidentally, in Milwaukee. There’s another interesting correlation residing within this bike. In 1962, Schwinn sent engineer Al Fritz west on a reconnaissance mission and by 1963, the Sting-Ray entered the market and the legend was born. In California, kids were emulating bobber style motorbikes by customising their bicycles with ape hanger bars, a dragster style wheel configuration, sissy bars and low-rider saddles. The Pea Picker was one of numerous models Schwinn released during the 60s, in the midst of the muscle car and bike era. Sometimes it’s better to enjoy specimens from their heyday, like this Schwinn Pea Picker. Unfortunately neither have been able to successfully move their brands into the 21st century - providing their current market with new, authentic models or generating a fresh market. They were both started by innovative and entrepreneurial citizens who sought to create an essentially American vehicle, in doing so created a legend, have both experienced vast wealth generated by their brands and the lifestyle their cycles offered.
It will not identify the model of the bike, only the year the frame itself was manufactured.There’s many parallels that can be drawn between the financial histories of Harley-Davidson motorcycles and Schwinn bicycles. The serial number on a Schwinn frame will tell you the date that frame was manufactured. Here are some example numbers: 0465228 - F106791 - EB37868 What a serial number can tell you Schwinn serial numbers commonly have one of three formats: In other words, it will not be found on a bike component (like a handlebar or a pedal). Note: The serial number will always be found on the actual frame of the bike. The serial number can typically be found in one of three places on a Schwinn made bicycle.
All serial number records before 1948 were lost in a factory fire. Notes: This tool works for Schwinn bikes from 1948 to 1982. This tool searches a database of Schwinn serial numbers and if it finds a match to your serial number then it will display the information available for your bike.
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