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Forum: Classic & Vintage

05-10-16, 01:29 PM

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So why did Schwinn become so uncool in the eighties??

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Posted By D1andonlyDman

Well, I just picked up an uncool, but very...

Well, I just picked up an uncool, but very functional Dorel Schwinn Super Sport GS, which is a good 23.5 pound flat-bar hybrid road bike. Aluminum frame with a Carbon fork, 9x3 wide range mountain...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-15-16, 07:46 AM

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So why did Schwinn become so uncool in the eighties??

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Posted By D1andonlyDman

That may be a bike she got as a 13 year-old...

That may be a bike she got as a 13 year-old growing up in Compton that she kept for nostalgia's sake

Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-11-16, 10:03 PM

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So why did Schwinn become so uncool in the eighties??

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Posted By D1andonlyDman

When they got back home to Philly, they probably...

When they got back home to Philly, they probably got nuked cheesesteaks out of the refrigerator section of the nearest 7-11.

Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-07-16, 08:08 PM

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So why did Schwinn become so uncool in the eighties??

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Posted By D1andonlyDman

Except that's an overstatement of the problem. ...

Except that's an overstatement of the problem. In 1980, Schwinn need not have paid it's workers the SAME as Chinese workers were getting. Schwinn had a technological advantage, a skilled labor...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-06-16, 08:40 PM

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So why did Schwinn become so uncool in the eighties??

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Posted By D1andonlyDman

This is totally true. The GOOD, high quality...

This is totally true. The GOOD, high quality butted steel framed Schwinns from around 1980-1992 are just spectacular values in the used market. The Circuit I posted above is a prime example. I'd...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-06-16, 06:11 PM

Replies: 424

So why did Schwinn become so uncool in the eighties??

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Posted By D1andonlyDman

Here's one of the better ones: a very nice...

Here's one of the better ones: a very nice Schwinn Circuit, appropriately priced (and BTW, better than just about any Univega)

https://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/bik/5512105988.html

Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-04-16, 04:11 PM

Replies: 424

So why did Schwinn become so uncool in the eighties??

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Posted By D1andonlyDman

It's not the government's job to tell a...

It's not the government's job to tell a manufacturer where to build product. It's the government's job to put the proper tax incentives and infrastructure in place, along with properly educating the...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-02-16, 08:19 PM

Replies: 424

So why did Schwinn become so uncool in the eighties??

Views: 64,969

Posted By D1andonlyDman

In terms of product, or as a business? Very...

In terms of product, or as a business? Very different answer. As a business, they were at their strongest from their beginning through the 1960s, the 1970s were the beginning of the end for them. ...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-02-16, 07:29 PM

Replies: 424

So why did Schwinn become so uncool in the eighties??

Views: 64,969

Posted By D1andonlyDman

By the time Schwinn was selling a lineup of...

By the time Schwinn was selling a lineup of decent bikes, their cost structure was non-competitive. So they weren't making any money on the Asian-made bikes they were selling, their Chicago plant...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-02-16, 03:30 PM

Replies: 424

So why did Schwinn become so uncool in the eighties??

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Posted By D1andonlyDman

That's 1982. By 1982, they were already dead men...

That's 1982. By 1982, they were already dead men walking. If you did the same comparison in 1974, you would not find anything remotely close to a competitive product offering from Schwinn. There...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-02-16, 10:04 AM

Replies: 424

So why did Schwinn become so uncool in the eighties??

Views: 64,969

Posted By D1andonlyDman

That's because you're fixated on the wrong thing....

That's because you're fixated on the wrong thing. Schwinn bikes became uncool when their product line ceased to be competitive or relevant to the growing segments of adult road cyclists and mountain...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-01-16, 09:48 PM

Replies: 424

So why did Schwinn become so uncool in the eighties??

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Posted By D1andonlyDman

The only reason Schwinn lost it's "coolness" is...

The only reason Schwinn lost it's "coolness" is that it's product line became non-competitive from the mid-1970s on. They failed to make lightweight adult bikes during the 1970s, they failed to...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-01-16, 08:39 PM

Replies: 424

So why did Schwinn become so uncool in the eighties??

Views: 64,969

Posted By D1andonlyDman

During the bike boom of the 1970s, Schwinn...

During the bike boom of the 1970s, Schwinn misread the market: They thought a "premium" bike meant that it was built like a tank, when the rest of the market was moving toward much lighter weight,...

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