1995 100th Anniversary deluxe Cruiser: Masterfully, Artisticly! Superbly 'Antiqued'

[GTs58]

What about the Schwinn cruisers that have the Boulder Colorado sticker on the chain guard or those that say "genuine Authentic " Any idea what those are?

Even today Dorel uses that genuine authentic pitch. Means absolutely nothing and they are just trying to sell bikes in the name of Schwinn. And the Colorado sticker back then, that was the headquarters for the new owners of Schwinn.

Schwinn went into bankruptcy in 1992. The company and name were bought by the Zell/Chilmark Fund, an investment group, in 1993. Zell moved Schwinn's corporate headquarters to Boulder, Colorado.

 

[ZOOK]

I have a Schwinn made in Hungary? How did that happen?

 

[Jeff54]

I have a Schwinn made in Hungary? How did that happen?

1988 blunder of Schwinn's. Bought a plant for 1 mil bucks only to realize, it was crap, would be low cost workers were making more on black market than having a job, etc. etc..

Read all about it here, http://www.re-cycle.com/History/Schwinn/Swn10_Bankrupt.aspx

 

[GTs58]

Correction, Schwinn bought into, not an outright purchase. Then then they dumped a bag of cash into updating the run down POS. So far the only Schwinn bikes I've seen with a made in Hungary sticker was the HD. ZOOK, what model do you have?

 

[PCHiggin]

Wow 2 threads on this pos. Well,leave anything made of steel out in the elements forever and it will look like this.China Made,Chicago, whatever.I had the same bike nearly 20 years and had zero rust.BTW,That bike was made in Taiwan,not China. Not the same governments,Taiwan not commies.

 

[Gopokes83]

My Dad had one of these and it was showing real signs of rust after 4 years or so and it never left the garage. By the time he passed away 5 years ago it may not have been this bad, but it was heading that way quickly.


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[HARPO]

I purchased a black and green one a few years ago in mint condition. I took it apart to do one of my super detail jobs and cut my finger open on the tank. Cheapest metal used, with all rough edges, not rolled like they should have been. Sold it a few weeks later for profit, but it's an embarrassment to have the name SCHWINN placed on it. The old man must be turning over in his grave...

 

[HARPO]

Here's the one I had...

 

[Jeff54]

Here's my rust bucket.. I'm not complaining because I bought it priced right.. 75 bucks, albeit the guy who had bought it new, and clearly understood what it was, wanted 50, I insisted he take 75. However, it's continuing to rust, , and yeah duhh I've attempted to stop the dam rust. I'll clean it up every 3-4 months or so, get it to shine a little, months later it's back to stage 1. Last week took off chain gaurd, I'm taking off the Schwinn logo and replacing wit a black phantom one. the rear screw broke it's dam head off, leaving the shaft stuck inside of the frames accessory bracket. DAMMIT! Maybe I'll stick a logo that says Deluxe CRAP! on the tank!! [grin] cant see in this photo but there's a small 3/4"x 1/16" scratch on lower drop-out tube,, for it, the rust is creeping about 3/8" x its length below that scratch under the dam paint!. Nothing like 3/8 x 3/4" rust bubbles under fricken paint ,eh. Or A guarantee that, If I don't discover a way to stop it, that lower tube IS going to rust and break someday.. tiny scratch on top tube doing the same thing. At present I'm waiting for the rear screw of head light to dissolve,, it's rusted the Philips cut so, that's stripped and rust-welded the shaft to bolt, it aint coming off.

 

[ZOOK]

My Hungary bike was a basic cruiser. I really only bought the bike for the white walls and sent the balance of the bike down the road.