Author: Dave Stromberger

1960’s Schwinn Traveler

1960’s Schwinn Traveler

Although Schwinn called these lightweight bicycles, they were hardly light weight! Skinny tire bicycles started to take favor over the balloon tire bicycles of the previous decade, so models such as this 3-speed Traveler...

1959 Schwinn Phantom

1959 Schwinn Phantom

1959 was the last year for the Schwinn Phantom, the highest grade balloon tire bicycle sold by Schwinn since 1949. Middleweight bicycles were now the hot thing, so balloon tire bicycles were out. The...