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The challenge for Richard Schwinn and Marc Mulder will be to balance the work and keep Waterford and Gunnar fresh and appealing. Delivery times on Gunnar frames have grown to three months, compared to four to five weeks, due to the private label workload. When Schwinn stopped Paramount production in 1994, Richard Schwinn and long-time… Continue reading Waterford Precision Cycles

Now, 20 years after Schwinn built the first production bike for indoor cycling, we are proud to introduce the IC Classic that combines the proven, traditional drive train of the IC Pro 20 with updated features of the rock solid Studio 3. The sturdy steel frame, heavy perimeter weighted flywheel, traditional chain drive, and direct… Continue reading Waterford Precision Cycles

Schwinn said he didn’t shutter his company because demand for high-quality craftsmanship has dried up. He said the main reason was that three of his seven employees were at or nearing retirement age, including himself at 69. Out of the Schwinn bankruptcy in the 1990s, Richard Schwinn and business partner Marc Muller emerged with the… Continue reading Waterford Precision Cycles