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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...

1955-58 Schwinn Jaguar Mk II

This early Schwinn Jaguar middleweight features the same rack and tail light as the Schwinn Phantom used. The tank had some notches cut into the right side to make room for the brake and...

1953-54 Schwinn Jaguar

The first two years for the Schwinn Jaguar model were fitted with balloon tires, but featured rim-brakes and three speed Sturmey Archer hubs. The bikes original were equipped with Schwinn Monsoon Cord whitewall tires....

1955-60’s Schwinn Jaguar

The Jaguar was the top of the line model for Schwinn for their middleweight models. They were available in black, red, green and blue. 1961  1961  1960  1959  1958  1957 Mk II  1958 Mk...

1954-1964 Schwinn Corvette

The Schwinn Corvette was one of the most popular bicycles that Schwinn sold from 1954 through 1964. It wasn’t the most expensive bike in their line-up, but a was a nicely equipped model that...