Whether it was called a Sierra or a Super Continental, it disappeared. The model above the Continental died away quickly. That leaves the mass-produced models, the factory-made Schwinns, the “Electro-Forged” Schwinns, the mass-produced Schwinn “Lightweights” with derailleurs. There were even a few semi-handmade models, but the last of that was gone by 1963. Let's ignore the different fillet-brazed models. 1964 was the first year of the fairly stable “classic” Schwinns with derailleurs. The first few years of derailleurs on Schwinns – 1959-1963 – were very confusing. Those are the most fun! It's those odd little offshoots from the timeline, those odd branches of the family tree, which are the most interesting! Your BEST writing, on the subject of Schwinn Sportabouts, was what you wrote on the Lynn's Schwinn page! However, you're skipping an important step in history – the Schwinn Suburban! Yes, the Schwinn Sportabout is a forgotten bicycle. I have edited and posted this content with his permission.
#Schwinn runabout series#
The information that follows comes from a series of emails he sent me in mid-April 2009. Most of what he knows he learned by researching for himself. He has worked in several bicycle shops, and one of the shops he managed was an actual Schwinn dealership. Schwinn lightweight ten-speed bicycles such as my Sportabout. from Kansas wrote me an email to compliment me on my website and offer more information on the history of Schwinn lightweight bicycles history 1960–1979
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