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Even if you haven’t hopped on a bike in a while, it won’t take long for the smiles and laughs to come back. Powered by personalized zones, accountability and an instructor who will push riders to be their best, the Z Bike was designed for studios that focus on unifying their members with color. The… Continue reading Owner Of Gazelle Bikes Buys Cannondale, Schwinn For $810 Million

A growing number of teens and young adults were purchasing imported European sport racing or sport touring bicycles, many fitted with multiple derailleur-shifted gears. Schwinn decided to meet the challenge by developing two lines of sport or road ‘racer’ bicycles. One was already in the catalog — the limited production Paramount series. Models for Mountain… Continue reading Owner Of Gazelle Bikes Buys Cannondale, Schwinn For $810 Million

Our museum artifact stayed on the road for a solid 50 years, in fact, serving most recently as the trusty steed of a young Japanese immigrant in the 2010s. She zig-zagged the streets of her new Chicago neighborhood each day, learning the lay of the land on a bike that some of her neighbors might… Continue reading Owner Of Gazelle Bikes Buys Cannondale, Schwinn For $810 Million

During the 80’s, bicycle dealers say, Schwinn was often reasonably quick to recognize market trends like mountain bikes but not as deft as smaller competitors at exploiting them. The commitment to a higher quality bike also shaped the type of manufacturing equipment Schwinn could use. The firm could not become a mass producer of cheaper… Continue reading Owner Of Gazelle Bikes Buys Cannondale, Schwinn For $810 Million

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 ‘s continued efforts to bring all frame production into the factory. Like the Schwinn Skip models before them, the Elm and Koen are sized for kids in 3T/4T… Continue reading Owner Of Gazelle Bikes Buys Cannondale, Schwinn For $810 Million

Unlike many other cruisers, Huron 7 has a 7-speed drivetrain, so it’s actually easy to pedal even uphill. It also features front and rear rim brakes for good stopping power and even front and rear fenders to keep you dry and clean. The carbon 105 models are even ridden by the STKD Racing Squad, which… Continue reading Owner Of Gazelle Bikes Buys Cannondale, Schwinn For $810 Million