The Schwinn Bicycle Company was founded by German-born mechanical engineer Ignaz Schwinn (1860-1945) in Chicago in 1895, became the dominant manufacturer of American bicycles through most of the 20th century and is now an out-sourced sub-brand of Pacific Cycle, currently owned by the multi-
Since 1895, America's bicycle brand
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Monark Silver King
Manufactured by Monark Battery Company, Chicago, Illinois
This girl's bike features an aluminum frame in the streamlined style first introduced by the Arnold Schwinn Co. in 1934. A product of industrial design, streamlining was very popular in the 1930’s and 40’s for bicycles, and also for automobiles and household appliances. While a heavy machine at 42 pounds, the Silver King was about 20 pounds lighter than the average steel bicycle of similar design. This machine is equipped with the 24 x 2 ?” balloon tires that were introduced by Schwinn in 1936. It features a fender laced with cord to create a skirt guard, a motorcycle-style kickstand, and a Morrow coaster brake, and it sold new for $29.95. The first aluminum frame bicycle was the Lu-minum, built in 1893 by the St. Louis Refrigerator and Wooden Gutter Co. Monark reintroduced the aluminum frame in 1935 and by 1936 offered eight models.
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she needs lots of work. This vintage Schwinn cruiser has been in pieces on my patio since last summer. I finally put it back together, took it for a test ride, and broke the rear axle into two pieces. Luckily, I somehow managed to get the rear axle to stay sturdy enough to ride, but it definitely needs a new rear axle/wheel. Its going to be hard to replace because it was an old kickback 2 speed...
the guys at the bike shop said it would be like 50 bucks for a new hub, and 20 for a new wheel. I don't think so. I'm going to try to "Frankenstein" a different wheel on the back...or just try to find a new axle. When I do, this bad boy is going to get a full makeover...just wait.
I posted a SOOC pic below to show just how homely it is.
yes, I know that it's a girls bike.