Schwinn "Continental" Bicycle, 1970
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European-style, multi-speed bicycles with light frames and thin tires reignited American adults' interest in cycling in the mid-1960s. Within ten years, a general physical-fitness craze and an oil crisis fueled a second bicycle boom rivaling the 1890s original. This Schwinn Continental offered ten speeds to accommodate a variety of riding conditions. Its model name hints at the design's European origins.
European-style, multi-speed bicycles with light frames and thin tires reignited American adults' interest in cycling in the mid-1960s. Within ten years, a general physical-fitness craze and an oil crisis fueled a second bicycle boom rivaling the 1890s original. This Schwinn Continental offered ten speeds to accommodate a variety of riding conditions. Its model name hints at the design's European origins.
Artifact
Bicycle
Date Made
1970
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Illinois, Chicago
Creator Notes
Made by Schwinn Bicycle Co., Chicago, Illinois.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
70.89.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Schwinn Bicycle Company.
Material
Metal
Rubber (Material)
Vinyl
Color
Black (Color)
Brown
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 37 in
Width: 14 in
Length: 69.5 in
Wheelbase: 43 in
Inscriptions
on plate on front tube: SCHWINN (vertically) on down tube: Schwinn CONTINENTAL on seat tube: QUALITY / SCHWINN [in form of a cross] SCHWINN / CHICAGO / SCHWINN BICYCLE COMPANY / CHICAGO on left side at rear of frame: FE 59839 on seat: Schwinn / APPROVED on tires: Schwinn Puff High Pressure Road Racer, Nylon Schwinn Tubular Rim K-2
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