1. Vintage Schwinn Bike Serial Numbers Location
2. Vintage Schwinn Bicycle Serial Numbers
3. Schwinn Bicycles Serial Number Location

Look for a wide seat. The balloon frames will have a wide seat that is meant to accomodate most of the average bottom size. The seats on Schwinn beach cruisers can be approximately 10 to 12 inches wide. Find the serial number on the bicycle.

Vintage Schwinn Bike Serial Numbers Location

After the 'Bicycle Boom' of the 1970s, however, Schwinn's proprietary frame-building technology and heavier bikes became less economically viable in an increasingly weight-obsessed industry-resulting in millions of unique vintage and antique bikes that can be identified by their serial numbers. Dating these bikes is usually the first step. Okay, fine, so maybe there are a few bikes without serial numbers, but this is rare and typical only on hand made bikes or really old bicycles. In this picture 200910427-2A is a manufacturer number and not a serial number.

Schwinns produced between 1960 and 1969 have serial numbers on the right rear axle mount (this mount keeps the wheel in place). Look for the serial number on the lower head tube (right above the wheel on the front of the bike) for Schwinns produced between 1970 and 1979. Those produced after these dates will usually have a serial number stamped on the bottom bracket shell (the rear axle hanger holding the wheel in place). Identify Schwinns produced before 1948 by looking for either of these serial numbers: B12818 or Z12993. Interpret the serial numbers of bikes produced between 1959 and 1964. Those Schwinn bikes produced before 1959 have no real system to numbering but the serials typically contain six or seven numbers or letters.

(Go online to Re-Cycle.com for a list of serial numbers between 1949 and 1959.) Those bikes produced between 1959 and 1964 typically start with a letter representing the month it was produced (A=January, B=February, and so on) followed by a digit representing the year (9=1959, 0=1960, 1=1961, 2=1962, 3=1963, 4=1964). Subscene. Read the serial numbers of bikes produced between 1965 and 1982. The numbering system changed. The first letter still represents the month the bike was produced, and the second letter now represents the year. For example, a serial number starting with AA means it was made in January 1965, BA corresponds to February 1965, CC corresponds to March 1967, and so on.

Vintage Schwinn Bicycle Serial Numbers

Distinguish Le Tour or Super Le Tour Schwinn models by looking for the 'S' in front of the serial number. These bikes were produced between 1972 and 1986. The serial numbers will have a letter in the second position representing the month it was produced, and a number in the third position representing the year. Take the date of production gathered from the serial number, the model printed on the bike itself, and the overall visual design and compare it to a Schwinn pricing table like that found at OldRoads.com.

Schwinn Bicycles Serial Number Location

OldRoads.com will provide some information about Schwinn bikes and pictures of them. Do a quick search online at sites like eBay.com or SchwinnBike.com to find other photos of that particular bike model to compare to the bike your interested in. SchwinnBike.com, however, does not have a huge classic bike index to compare older models with. On eBay, look closely at bikes that have a clear number of the serial number so that it will increase the likelihood that you are using an authentic Schwinn as a comparison to the bike you are interested in.