Originally Posted by
RCMoeur
As I recall, that was one of Schwinn's primary sales points for their Chicago-forged frames. In fact, I could have done a testimonial for them. "I rear-ended a city bus at 20 mph and didn't bend a thing!"
I rear-ended a parked car at cruising speed and bent both the top and down tubes of my Schwinn Continental, so they're not
that strong. But the fork and wheel were fine.