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I did have a co-worker that seemed to be more than happy to drive me places. Then, one day about two weeks into the ride-share program, she had a proposition to make. In return for the free rides, she wanted to take some photos of me in the woods…sans my limited wardrobe. The ownership of… Continue reading Schwinn 26″ Schwinn Sidewinder Men’s Mountain Bike, Matte Black Green

In the shop, I hurriedly purchased a Schwinn High Plains mountain bike for $335. I wrote a check (remember those?) And so began my cycling career…well, not really. I actually called my sister and had her come and get me and the bike in her Chevy S-10 pickup. Thus, I became the ride-leach that needed… Continue reading Schwinn 26″ Schwinn Sidewinder Men’s Mountain Bike, Matte Black Green

The Paramount used high-strength chrome-molybdenum mongoose excursion steel alloy tubing and expensive brass lug-brazed construction. 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. Schwinn has… Continue reading Schwinn 26″ Schwinn Sidewinder Men’s Mountain Bike, Matte Black Green

This allows riders to stretch out into an aerodynamic position while riding. Mountain bike frames have a shorter reach and top tube designed to keep the handlebars closer to the rider for improved handling. This creates a more upright – but less aerodynamic riding position. The more you know about the bike and its condition,… Continue reading Schwinn 26″ Schwinn Sidewinder Men’s Mountain Bike, Matte Black Green

Rounding up, I’m 6’3″ tall, so technically I’m outside this bike’s intended height range. Yet, I was able to raise the seat as high as I liked, and felt comfortable enough to bang out a couple 25-mile+ rides on the Axum. Buyers expecting the number of gears to be closer to 12 speeds will be… Continue reading Schwinn 26″ Schwinn Sidewinder Men’s Mountain Bike, Matte Black Green

At the close of the 1920s, the stock market crash decimated the American motorcycle industry, taking Excelsior-Henderson with it. Arnold, Schwinn, & Co. (as it remained until 1967) was on the verge of bankruptcy. With no buyers, Excelsior-Henderson motorcycles were discontinued in 1931.[5] Ignaz’s son, Frank W. W. Schwinn returned to Chicago and in 1933… Continue reading Schwinn 26″ Schwinn Sidewinder Men’s Mountain Bike, Matte Black Green