Ignaz &#; Frank Schwinn
SCHWINN made their contributions to mountain biking long before the mountain bike movement of the past 25 years. Ignaz began producing his bicycles in and worked at the company he founded, Arnold, Schwinn in Chicago, until his death in Frank W., son of Ignaz, worked at Schwinn from until his death in While they never envisioned a bicycle designed especially for riding off-road, they made vital contributions to the sport of mountain biking. Both Ignaz and Frank stuck to a philosophy of building rugged, durable bikes combined with timeless design qualities. That philosophy far outlived both of these men – a testimony to its power.
IGNAZ SCHWINN was born in the little town of Hardheim, province of Baden, Germany. The second of seven children, his father died when he was eleven and Ignaz was sent to vocational school. An intense interest in the high-wheeled “ordinary” bicycle of his day, led him from town to town working on bicycles and bicycle parts whenever he found the opportunity. In time, he came to work in the machine shop of Heinrich Kleyer, who soon employed him as a designer & works manager for the Kleyer factory. Kleyer manufactured so
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The history of a brand starts with the birth of the visionary, whose idea makes the brand what it is in the coming years. For Schwinn, that visionary was Ignaz Schwinn, born in in Germany.
Ignaz Schwinn started working in a machine shop in the s. His love for making bikes became evident in when he convinced a local manufacturer ‘Kleyer Bicycle Works’ to let him design the diamond frame.
Ignaz’s design turned out to be a huge success, and he was put in charge of planning & building of a new factory of the bikes. He was 29 then, and two years later, he sailed off to live his legendary American dream.
That’s how the century of Schwinn’s adventures began! Let’s see them in the span of two decades!
Schwinn Bikes: A Brief History
: The Beginning
The young, restless Schwinn started working with Fowler bicycles in Chicago, and then she spent two years in building a bicycle factory for International Manufacturing Company.
Ignaz Schwinn met Adolph Fredrick William Arnold, a german-born investor, in , and this was the turning point for Schwinn.
Arnold saw two things: fire in Schwinn’s eyes and the craze of bicycles in the USA. And that’s how Arnold, Schw
The Schwinn Bicycle Company was founded by German-born mechanical engineer Ignaz Schwinn () in Chicago on October 22, At one point Schwinn was about as American as apple pie. It is by far the most well known American bicycle manufacturer and many older models are highly sought after by collectors. The company was helmed by someone with the last name Schwinn for 97 years. Ignaz Schwinn was born in Hardheim, Baden, Germany in and worked on two-wheeled ancestors of the modern bicycle that appeared in 19th century Europe. Schwinn emigrated to the United States in , where he found similar difficulties. In , with the financial backing of fellow German American Adolph Arnold (a meat packer), he started the Arnold, Schwinn & Company. Schwinn&#;s new company coincided with a sudden bicycle craze in America. Chicago became the center of the American bicycle industry, with thirty factories turning out thousands of bikes every day. Bicycle output in the United States grew to over a million units per year by the turn of the century. The bicycle boom was short-lived, as automobiles and motorcycles quickly replaced bikes on American streets. By , bic
Few brands have provided more childhood memories than Schwinn Bicycles. From its founding in Chicago in to its bankruptcy in , Schwinn provided kids and adults with a freewheeling freedom like they had never had before. Now thirty years removed from the company’s mysterious collapse, the full story of its rise and fall is being told. No Hands: The Wild Ride of the Schwinn Bicycle Company&#; is a documentary feature that explores Schwinn’s storied history, from the iconic Sting-Ray to its widespread influence in the worlds of BMX and mountain biking. Through the accounts of fans, collectors and the Schwinn family themselves, No Hands tells the story of a brand that changed American cycling forever and survived through the struggles of American manufacturing, family drama, fads and business forces that ultimately led to its demise. No Hands is the love letter to Schwinn that generations of kids deserve. Meet the real stars of the documentary, and get ready to fire up your memories. Everythi
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