Originally Posted by
ramzilla
Schwinn Worlds are good value bikes. Even early models had lugged frames, cotterless cranks, & chrome steel wheels. Sometime in the 80's they came equipped with alloy wheels & better components. The reason they're unappreciated is due to the numbers produced. Kind of like Toyota Camry. A good value but pretty ho-hum to collectors. I've owned & ridden several. They're very nice bikes. Easy to repair & maintain. And, one of the most durable bikes ever made.
Even Schwinn's
last "World" that I found from 1986 still came with a steel seatpost, steel bars, and a steel nutted rear hub. At $140-150 they are overpriced and better bikes can be found with full aluminum components and partial or full chromoly frames.
"One of the most durable bikes ever made" is a meaningless statement since millions of other lugged hi-ten bikes were made in a similar fashion. There is nothing special about the durability of the World model in particular.
Schwinn catalogs, 1981 - 1990 (306 of 456)
Schwinn catalogs, 1981 - 1990 (312 of 456)