It seems like everything is coming back into style from the 50's, 60's and possibly 70's. From platform shoes to psychedelic colors, they all seem to be making a comeback and not just in the clothing fashion world either. Vintage bicycles, like the cool Schwinn bikes, are coming back in a big way as well.
Now bicycles have been around for over a hundred years, I mean they were invented in 1833 so that would make them a hundred and seventy-nine. However, they really hit their popularity in the 1950's when the newer vintage bicycles hit the scene. Ironically, these design styles are coming back. The original bicycle that was made were these big, clumsy looking pieces of machinery that has one big wheel up front and two tiny ones in the back. Honestly, I don't know how anyone could ride those things.
However, the design of the bicycle did improve slowly over the years. By the 1950's that the bike style looks like the one we use today. These new deigns called "classics" today were introduced just after the First World War by several manufacturers, such as Mead, Sears Roebuck, Montgomery Ward, and later Schwinn to revitalize the bike industry. Now these vintage bicycles may have the look that we are re-introducing today; however, those kids bikes were not the ones' were used to at all.
Now these vintage city bikes may have the look that we are re-introducing today; however, those kids bikes were not the ones' were used to at all. These bikes evolved into the most glamorous, fabulous, ostentatious, heavy designs ever. Today it is unbelievable that 14-year-old kids could do the tricks that we did on these 65-pound machines. I mean can you imagine riding a bike that weighted 65-pounds? I know I can't.
By the 1960's however, changes to the design and construction were making the bikes leaner, simpler, and a lot more like the ones we see today. It amazes me sometimes that these designs are finally coming back; I know that if I lived closer to my school that I would want one to ride every day. As long as it didn't weigh 65-pound.
Now bicycles have been around for over a hundred years, I mean they were invented in 1833 so that would make them a hundred and seventy-nine. However, they really hit their popularity in the 1950's when the newer vintage bicycles hit the scene. Ironically, these design styles are coming back. The original bicycle that was made were these big, clumsy looking pieces of machinery that has one big wheel up front and two tiny ones in the back. Honestly, I don't know how anyone could ride those things.
However, the design of the bicycle did improve slowly over the years. By the 1950's that the bike style looks like the one we use today. These new deigns called "classics" today were introduced just after the First World War by several manufacturers, such as Mead, Sears Roebuck, Montgomery Ward, and later Schwinn to revitalize the bike industry. Now these vintage bicycles may have the look that we are re-introducing today; however, those kids bikes were not the ones' were used to at all.
Now these vintage city bikes may have the look that we are re-introducing today; however, those kids bikes were not the ones' were used to at all. These bikes evolved into the most glamorous, fabulous, ostentatious, heavy designs ever. Today it is unbelievable that 14-year-old kids could do the tricks that we did on these 65-pound machines. I mean can you imagine riding a bike that weighted 65-pounds? I know I can't.
By the 1960's however, changes to the design and construction were making the bikes leaner, simpler, and a lot more like the ones we see today. It amazes me sometimes that these designs are finally coming back; I know that if I lived closer to my school that I would want one to ride every day. As long as it didn't weigh 65-pound.
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