A very nice Schwinn Superior showed up for sale at a recent bicycle swap meet. It had a 1951 Sturmey Archer 3 speed up with drum brake and front Sturmey Archer drum hub. A little strange with no rim brakes but anything was possible back then.The bicycle was unsold, probably due to the $2000 price … Continue reading Early 1950s Schwinn Superior
Mondia Super Special
This Mondia Special came through the door at Via Bicycle a couple weeks ago. The original owner of the bicycle wanted to get the bicycle updated to start riding again. They wanted clincher wheels, double sided pedals and just a check over, to make sure everything was safe. We put on a set of used … Continue reading Mondia Super Special
1941 Schwinn Paramount
This is one beautiful Schwinn Paramount. The history of this bicycle is listed below correspondence between the owner and Frank Schwinn, then President of Schwinn Bicycle. All of this provenance only makes this bicycle more special and coveted in the hobby of bicycle collecting. I heard someone offer a large amount for this bicycle there, … Continue reading 1941 Schwinn Paramount
Headbadges – still attached to bicycles.
Below are some cool bicycle headbadges that were still attached to cool bicycles. These were taken at the last swap meet. I liked the wheeled wheel logo, very similar to the logo used by Campagnolo. The Gendron bicycle had a very interesting headbadge with a Star of David design. Gendron bicycles were made in the … Continue reading Headbadges – still attached to bicycles.
Via Bicycle 