the Schwinn Lemon Peeler is a $3,500 bike today lol

and this was a simple bike rack mounted to the wing and trunk lid

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=26043652808589419&set=gm.26977524161866397&idorvanity=1264958710216295

Lance Armstrong will narrate the feature documentary “No Hands: The Wild Ride of the Schwinn Bicycle Company” The film is eyeing a 2026 release date.

“No Hands: The Wild Ride of the Schwinn Bicycle Company,” currently in post-production, centers on the history of the Schwinn Bicycles. 

Founded in Chicago in 1895, Schwinn provided people, especially kids, with a freewheeling freedom like they had never had before. Now 130 years since the company was established, and more than three decades after its bankruptcy in 1992, this is the full untold story of this legendary American brand – and the family who stewarded it to prominence before ultimately losing control of the company.

 The team behind “No Hands: The Wild Ride of the Schwinn Bicycle Company” also produced “The Lego Brickumentary,” narrated by Jason Bateman, and “Loopers: The Caddie’s Long Walk,” narrated by Bill Murray.

the film includes interviews with Trek Bicycle president John Burke, mountain biking pioneers Gary Fisher, Joe Breeze and Charlie Kelly, and others. 

“Part love letter to a brand we grew up with, part riveting true story of an iconic American brand filled with mystery, No Hands is a passion project for this team,” said Brookwell in a statement. 

“There aren’t many names that elicit this much passion and nostalgia – from fond memories of getting your first Schwinn, to smiling as Kermit the Frog rode through ‘The Muppet Movie,’ to younger generations who first saw a Sting-Ray-style bike on ‘Stranger Things.’

“At its peak, Schwinn stood alongside Coca-Cola and McDonald’s — not just as a brand, but as a fixture of American life that gave generations their first sense of freedom,” said Clarke.

 Through unique accounts from the Schwinn family and a who’s who in cycling – including Lance Armstrong, whose life was certainly impacted by his first Schwinn – the full story behind this legacy can finally be told.”

Schwinn expanded its portfolio by acquiring the Excelsior Motorcycle Company, diversifying into motorbikes in 1911

Schwinn advertised with Roy Rogers and Capt Kangaroo

https://theschwinndocumentary.com/

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/lance-armstrong-narrate-schwinn-bike-documentary-1236599931/

really eye catching VW light truck, victim of the Chicken Tax... I wonder if this is stock length, or is it stretched?

In retrospect, audio tapes from the Johnson White House revealed a quid pro quo unrelated to chicken. 

In January 1964, President Johnson attempted to convince United Auto Workers' president Walter Reuther not to initiate a strike just before the 1964 election, and to support the president's civil rights platform. 

Reuther, in turn, wanted Johnson to respond to Volkswagen's increased shipments to the United States

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Type_2

good way to advertise this guys business of selling and repairing Schwinns

 

a lifetime collection of Schwinn's... getting sold for nearly a 1/4 million dollars (the seller is asking anyway)

https://www.facebook.com/commerce/listing/1068182217926055/?media_id=0&ref=share_attachment

The Virginia-based builder Sean Skinner at MotoRelic's latest project: a vintage Schwinn-inspired Yamaha XS650

Sean had the offbeat idea to build an upsized replica of Schwinn’s famed 1968 Stingray Orange Krate chopper bicycle, powered by a motorcycle engine.

 

https://www.bikeexif.com/yamaha-xs650-motorized-bicycle

This bike was actually won in a grocery store Grand Opening raffle and passed on to the lucky winners grown son, the seller wants you to believe that it's worth his asking price of $12k, claiming that this is 1 of less than 30 known to exist, that made in black.

there is no proof that this is rare, or worth 12k, but hey, it's a bit interesting to see a 1965 bike looking like it's only a year old. 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/357002428002159/permalink/1395438300825228/

these lucky kids have a cool dad that hooked them up with awesome bikes. As nuts as collectors are, I doubt any other kids are riding crates today

now, maybe, they need a cereal box Sugar Bear to hang in the spokes.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/357002428002159/permalink/1160642214304839

impressive Sting Ray accessory collection

https://www.facebook.com/groups/357002428002159/permalink/1121053381597056/

things just don't get much zanier than Ann-Margret on a chopper Stingray in 1972

https://ridesabike.com/roger-smith-and-ann-margret-ride-bikes/

Steve sent me this, and pointed out that the Corvette was made in '53, and Schwinn borrowed the name in '54 for their bike

Thanks Steve! 

late 1930s Scwinn "Aerocycle"

https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/schwinn-aerocycle-display.130791/
https://wildandbad.tumblr.com/post/182955173548#notes

1971 Schwinn Dealer Parts & Accessories Manual

it's like the bike version of the Sears christmas catalog

https://www.facebook.com/groups/357002428002159/permalink/515759725459761/

if you like that, try this 1969 Columbia catalog, with 2 or 3 times as many pages http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2017/11/columbia-1969-swinging-line-bicycle.html

pretty cool wall display

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/9539906-post37021.html

Whoa, my inner 70's child has found a cool website

isn't that everything you wanted at some time as a kid? Bikes, cool 1976 banana seat, pedal tractors, etc!   http://www.koolestuff.com/  They've been collecting, buying and selling vintage collectibles and other cool stuff for over 25 years.

looks like 1974 again

http://goodsparkgarage.com/kokomoto-2014/

almost the full set... bikes had some strange names in the 70s

https://www.facebook.com/groups/798838050138540/?fref=nf
http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2014/06/of-all-schwinn-sting-rays-ive-heard-of.html 

this is the 1st I've seen of Capt Kangaroo advertising Schwinn bikes

Found on https://www.facebook.com/groups/321577158048111/?fref=nf

Sting Rays, nos, in the Juliano collection, the word is that they cost more than any of the Rapid Transit cars

found on http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=180842&page=all  who says there are 6 that he picked up for his collection

quite a set