kos22us
Wore out three sets of tires already!
I think that's a key qualification. What are known as "balloon" and similar tires in the US were being used in Europe before 1933 for transport/commercial/delivery/heavy cycles and the like.
yes frank schwinn did not invent the balloon tire, he introduced the balloon tire to the usa setting the bar for all other bicycle manf. companies and its my understanding this was no easy task by any stretch, im not sure a smaller bicycle company could have pulled it off, firestone had no beef with making the rims for schwinn but the tire companies basically laughed at his idea, once he convinced us rubber to make the tire it was only a short period of time before it was the standard for all