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Curbside Classics Archives
Bicycles Archive
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![In the 1950s, when anything with wheels captured the imagination of America’s youth, Schwinn Bicycle Company engaged in some nomenclative cross-pollination with sports car manufacturers, undoubtedly with mutual benefit to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20220628_101816a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bicycle Classic: 1957 Schwinn Corvette – Mechanical Sympathy")
Bicycle Classic: 1957 Schwinn Corvette – Mechanical Sympathy
Posted on June 30, 2022 | 34 CommentsIn the 1950s, when anything with wheels captured the imagination of America’s youth, Schwinn Bicycle Company engaged in some nomenclative cross-pollination with sports car manufacturers, undoubtedly with mutual benefit to […] -
![(first posted 5/2/2016) There are many backdrops for humanity. I’ve been lucky enough in my life to float in, out, and around many dissonant places and groups of people. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ccvvmn.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bicycle Classic: 1966 Schwinn Deluxe Racer – Another Step Toward Clinical Hoarding")
Bicycle Classic: 1966 Schwinn Deluxe Racer – Another Step Toward Clinical Hoarding
Posted on May 2, 2022 | 61 Comments(first posted 5/2/2016) There are many backdrops for humanity. I’ve been lucky enough in my life to float in, out, and around many dissonant places and groups of people. […] -
![My wife and I are victims of bad timing. We got married and bought our house during the last housing bubble in 2005, and the amount of debt with which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/111_1289a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bicycle Classic: 1969 Schwinn Deluxe Racer – Something There Is That Doesn’t Love A Wall")
Bicycle Classic: 1969 Schwinn Deluxe Racer – Something There Is That Doesn’t Love A Wall
Posted on July 20, 2021 | 53 CommentsMy wife and I are victims of bad timing. We got married and bought our house during the last housing bubble in 2005, and the amount of debt with which […] -
![I started looking on Craigslist for a Schwinn Super Sport as I was working on the other two bikes. Located one 60 miles north but was unable to get there […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-bl.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "BOAL: 1973 Schwinn Sports Tourer")
BOAL: 1973 Schwinn Sports Tourer
Posted on March 19, 2021 | 34 CommentsI started looking on Craigslist for a Schwinn Super Sport as I was working on the other two bikes. Located one 60 miles north but was unable to get there […] -
![(first posted 3/17/2015) We don’t really do bicycles here on CC, at least on a regular basis. But after recently concluding forty years of ownership, please indulge me the privilege […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-col.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My (Former) Curbside Classic : 1972 Schwinn Collegiate Sport – Moving On")
My (Former) Curbside Classic : 1972 Schwinn Collegiate Sport – Moving On
Posted on March 17, 2021 | 110 Comments(first posted 3/17/2015) We don’t really do bicycles here on CC, at least on a regular basis. But after recently concluding forty years of ownership, please indulge me the privilege […] -
![With lots of spare time, courtesy Covid-19, I was looking for something to restore. Having done cars, a plane, and an aircraft carrier I had just the thing which hasn’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-bike.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Tech: Bicycle Maintenance and Restoration")
CC Tech: Bicycle Maintenance and Restoration
Posted on February 17, 2021 | 53 CommentsWith lots of spare time, courtesy Covid-19, I was looking for something to restore. Having done cars, a plane, and an aircraft carrier I had just the thing which hasn’t […] -
![(first posted 8/27/2014) One fine fall day in 1970, my father and I headed out to get my first brand new wheels. Dad’s parents came from Scotland, so he insisted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/P1090512-e1408896995226.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Raleigh Rodeo – My First New Set Of Wheels, Direct From England")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Raleigh Rodeo – My First New Set Of Wheels, Direct From England
Posted on August 27, 2020 | 61 Comments(first posted 8/27/2014) One fine fall day in 1970, my father and I headed out to get my first brand new wheels. Dad’s parents came from Scotland, so he insisted […] -
![Although I was born in 1977, I’m occasionally nostalgic about Bicentennial America, a time that is probably more fun in retrospect than it was for those who lived it. Regardless, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/109_0074a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bicycle Classic: 1976 Schwinn Bicentennial Sting-Ray – It Takes An Independent Man to Ride An Independence Day Themed Child’s Bike")
Bicycle Classic: 1976 Schwinn Bicentennial Sting-Ray – It Takes An Independent Man to Ride An Independence Day Themed Child’s Bike
Posted on July 4, 2020 | 61 CommentsAlthough I was born in 1977, I’m occasionally nostalgic about Bicentennial America, a time that is probably more fun in retrospect than it was for those who lived it. Regardless, […] -
SOAL: 2019 BMW C650GT – Just What Is A Scooter Anyway?
Posted on November 28, 2019 | 26 CommentsThis did not start out as a midlife crisis purchase, I swear. It was my wife’s idea, believe it or not. -
![I used to own a Sting-Ray. A couple of them, actually. I traded my ’66 for a higher performance version in ’71. It was great for awhile, but then I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1975SchwinnStingRay01Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Curbside Classic: 1975 Schwinn Sting-Ray – A Family Tradition")
My Curbside Classic: 1975 Schwinn Sting-Ray – A Family Tradition
Posted on August 2, 2019 | 89 CommentsI used to own a Sting-Ray. A couple of them, actually. I traded my ’66 for a higher performance version in ’71. It was great for awhile, but then I […] -
![An e-bike combines the noble art of pedaling with an electric motor. There’s assistance on demand, that is, up to a speed of 25 km/h (15.5 mph). Their popularity just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_7742.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2019 Gazelle Orange C310 HMB E-Bike – Man Powered, Assistance By Bosch")
CC Global: 2019 Gazelle Orange C310 HMB E-Bike – Man Powered, Assistance By Bosch
Posted on March 3, 2019 | 29 CommentsAn e-bike combines the noble art of pedaling with an electric motor. There’s assistance on demand, that is, up to a speed of 25 km/h (15.5 mph). Their popularity just […] -
![The Guardian has published a photo essay on the plight of sharebikes in China. We’ve had a similar scheme launched recently here in Melbourne, with bikes ending up being thrown […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/4064.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Sharebikes In China")
CC Global: Sharebikes In China
Posted on May 2, 2018 | 38 CommentsThe Guardian has published a photo essay on the plight of sharebikes in China. We’ve had a similar scheme launched recently here in Melbourne, with bikes ending up being thrown […] -
![(Originally posted on 1/16/17) This event, held on January 14 and 15, was the first classic two wheeler show I ever visited. And I enjoyed it very much, it was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/IMG_3543.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best of 2017: Two Wheeler Classics: 2017 Autotron Oldtimer Show Motorcycles, Mopeds And Bicycles")
CC’s Best of 2017: Two Wheeler Classics: 2017 Autotron Oldtimer Show Motorcycles, Mopeds And Bicycles
Posted on December 27, 2017 | 29 Comments(Originally posted on 1/16/17) This event, held on January 14 and 15, was the first classic two wheeler show I ever visited. And I enjoyed it very much, it was […] -
MAD Outtake: Cycling Through the 70s
Posted on April 26, 2017 | 35 CommentsImage: MAD Magazine Not everyone at CC hates cyclists. Some of us just enjoy laughing at them from time to time. -
![This year’s edition of the Giro d’Italia -best described as the Italian Tour de France- started in the Netherlands on the sixth of may. A while ago I received an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_1558.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2016 Giro d’Italia – Pro Cycling, A Party And A Variety Of Automobiles")
CC Global: 2016 Giro d’Italia – Pro Cycling, A Party And A Variety Of Automobiles
Posted on May 13, 2016 | 15 CommentsThis year’s edition of the Giro d’Italia -best described as the Italian Tour de France- started in the Netherlands on the sixth of may. A while ago I received an […]
