A few of the books published also contain the Aug 1948 and up serial number lists. Personally if I do an online lookup I use the Angelfire site. Schwinn duplicated numbers through the years so you really need to know the differences between models/equipment to accurately date a bike. The site has a place where you enter your serial and supposedly it gives you the year. Schwinn only released total annual production numbers as did most other manufacturers.Ī few words regarding the online lists.
There are also no breakouts on exact production figures of models. Also keep in mind a serial number will not tell you what model, options, colors or any other specific information like an automobile vehicle identification number (VIN) will. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked “what year is my Schwinn” when, in fact, the bike was another make. Other things such as how the bike was equipped and who sold it can also provide clues to when the bike was built.īefore using this information make sure you have a Schwinn. Enough bikes have positively been dated by records such as invoices, build sheets, dealer ledgers, and dated photographs that a decent idea of serial number ranges can at least get us in the ball park. You will read in many places that no serial number lists exist prior to the fire at the Schwinn factory in August of 1948. It will not identify the model of the bike, only the year the frame itself was manufactured.Rather than replicate what can be found on the internet in a variety of places I’m just going to offer some prewar information along with some other observations to help locate and approximately date a bike. The serial number on a Schwinn frame will tell you the date that frame was manufactured. Here are some example numbers: 0465228 - F106791 - EB37868 What a serial number can tell you
Schwinn serial numbers commonly have one of three formats: In other words, it will not be found on a bike component (like a handlebar or a pedal). Note: The serial number will always be found on the actual frame of the bike. The serial number can typically be found in one of three places on a Schwinn made bicycle. All serial number records before 1948 were lost in a factory fire. Notes: This tool works for Schwinn bikes from 1948 to 1982. This tool searches a database of Schwinn serial numbers and if it finds a match to your serial number then it will display the information available for your bike.
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