A kid sees a shiny new bicycle cruise by and wants desperately to get one. So he mows lawns. Bags groceries. And he puts the money he earns into a coffee can until he has enough to walk into the bike ...

With a banana seat and long, shiny chrome handlebars, the Schwinn Krate bikes made children of the early '70s feel like they could outrun the wind. The company hopes they'll feel the same as adults.

SALISBURY — Cindy Hesprich spied the big, rusty bicycle discarded on the curb. She stopped and threw it in the back of her truck, not really knowing if it was worth the effort. At least Don, her ...

For the last three decades, an Orange Krate bike — also known as a Schwinn Krate, with a banana seat and ape handlebars — has been waiting in our garage for its next owner. It belonged to our son, but ...

Say hello to Errol Hostetler and shake his hand. Hostetler is an original Schwinn company man, a holdover from the 1950s when the then-Chicago-based Schwinn took ambitious whipper-snappers and set ...

Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the bike that changed it all, the limited edition “Fritz Fifty” is available this holiday season Fifty years ago, then Schwinn Vice President for Engineering, ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In 1963, Schwinn introduced a ...