Originally Posted by schwinnbikelove

Well, I'm going to be mature here, despite the fact that you've posted a sheer opinion with no correct information to back it up. The original Schwinn went out of business in the early 1990's because of their (mistake) lack of involvement in the MountainBike scene. They thought it was just a fad, and by the time they caught on, it was too late. Marty is correct when he talks about he Paramounts, they are still arguably regarded as one of the best bikes ever created in their time (the Waterfords). The Schwinn muscle bikes are the reason that the BMX craze began. The Schwinn Varsity, albeit a "gas-pipe" bike, made bicycles more available and wide-spread to adults during a time when riding a bike was seen as something only children did, and at the end of it's run, had outsold every other American company's derailleured bikes combined. Companies today are copying the original Schwinn cantilever, or cruiser, frame. I think that most informed non-Schwinn fans can at least recognize the greatness of both Paramounts and even the Homegrowns of more recent times.
The most collectable bikes as a whole, are Schwinns. For a reason.

Jessica