Comments for Schwinn Exercise Bike http://schwinn-exercisebike.com Schwinn Exercise Bike for sale and besy buys and related products Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:28:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Comment on schwinn automatic pegs? by Bmx4life http://schwinn-exercisebike.com/schwinn-automatic-pegs.html/comment-page-1#comment-1242 Bmx4life Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:28:21 +0000 #comment-1242 Check out danscomp.com or buy a cheap pair of under sized pegs ond have them drilled out with a drill press. Check out danscomp.com
or buy a cheap pair of under sized pegs ond have them drilled out with a drill press.

]]> Comment on Are these Schwinn bicycles knockoffs? by rider2403 http://schwinn-exercisebike.com/are-these-schwinn-bicycles-knockoffs.html/comment-page-1#comment-1215 rider2403 Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:17:03 +0000 #comment-1215 They are sold by Pacific who is the largest bike supplier in the world. They are manufactored by the same factories that make bikes found in bike shops. In order to hit lower pricepoints they are speced with heavier wheels and drivetrains. Pacific is in a tough place. On one hand they are trying to maintain their bike shop business. On the other hand mass retailers sell 60% of the bike units sold in the US so they cannot be ignored. They have gotten around this by specing different bikes for the bike shops and mass retailers. They are sold by Pacific who is the largest bike supplier in the world. They are manufactored by the same factories that make bikes found in bike shops. In order to hit lower pricepoints they are speced with heavier wheels and drivetrains.

Pacific is in a tough place. On one hand they are trying to maintain their bike shop business. On the other hand mass retailers sell 60% of the bike units sold in the US so they cannot be ignored. They have gotten around this by specing different bikes for the bike shops and mass retailers.

]]> Comment on Are these Schwinn bicycles knockoffs? by mirageguitarworks http://schwinn-exercisebike.com/are-these-schwinn-bicycles-knockoffs.html/comment-page-1#comment-1214 mirageguitarworks Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:17:03 +0000 #comment-1214 The Walmart Schwinns are not the same as the bike shop Schwinns, and the above answer is exactly correct. They are specced for price point and not for quality. To my knowledge there are no Schwinns made in the U.S. anymore. Richard Schwinn of Waterford Cycles fame build what I guess you could call a "custom Schwinn". Pacific Bicycles also has/had a part in Mongoose. This is usually identifiable by the label ("Mongoose" in Walmart, "Mongoose Pro" in bike shops). The Walmart Schwinns are not the same as the bike shop Schwinns, and the above answer is exactly correct. They are specced for price point and not for quality. To my knowledge there are no Schwinns made in the U.S. anymore. Richard Schwinn of Waterford Cycles fame build what I guess you could call a "custom Schwinn".

Pacific Bicycles also has/had a part in Mongoose. This is usually identifiable by the label ("Mongoose" in Walmart, "Mongoose Pro" in bike shops).

]]> Comment on Are these Schwinn bicycles knockoffs? by Scott http://schwinn-exercisebike.com/are-these-schwinn-bicycles-knockoffs.html/comment-page-1#comment-1213 Scott Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:17:02 +0000 #comment-1213 Yes and no. The Schwinn company has been through quite a few changes since you could only buy their bikes at Schwinn dealers. The company has gone into bankruptcy, been purchased, and then the purchasing company, Pacific Cycle, was acquired by Dorel. The only asset that Schwinn still really has is its name, and unfortunately, the precision machinery that was Schwinn Bicycles when those of us who were kids before the 80's remember, no longer exist. So, while they are, in fact, "genuine Schwinns", they're nothing like the "Cadillac of the American Bicycle" that we remember, and so therefore ARE cheap knock-offs. An interesting note: A great-grandson of the founder of Schwinn has started up a quality bicycle firm "Waterford Precision Cycles". They seem to be turning out quality bikes, and you're not likely to find any of them popping up at your neighborhood WalMart. Yes and no.

The Schwinn company has been through quite a few changes since you could only buy their bikes at Schwinn dealers. The company has gone into bankruptcy, been purchased, and then the purchasing company, Pacific Cycle, was acquired by Dorel. The only asset that Schwinn still really has is its name, and unfortunately, the precision machinery that was Schwinn Bicycles when those of us who were kids before the 80′s remember, no longer exist. So, while they are, in fact, "genuine Schwinns", they’re nothing like the "Cadillac of the American Bicycle" that we remember, and so therefore ARE cheap knock-offs.

An interesting note: A great-grandson of the founder of Schwinn has started up a quality bicycle firm "Waterford Precision Cycles". They seem to be turning out quality bikes, and you’re not likely to find any of them popping up at your neighborhood WalMart.

]]> Comment on for the schwinn stealth 1000 36v scooter? what battery charger it need.? by Lawn Gnome http://schwinn-exercisebike.com/for-the-schwinn-stealth-1000-36v-scooter-what-battery-charger-it-need.html/comment-page-1#comment-1192 Lawn Gnome Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:08:18 +0000 #comment-1192 There are 'smart' chargers that you can use, I have a smart charger on my boat, it senses the battery and charges it correctly. I can charge a 6v,12v and a 24v with it. I am certain that one can be dialed in to charge a 36v. correctly. When it comes to recharging batteries one is talking in Amps not Volts. Volts do matter, of course, but is tghe Amps and Watts combined that give the performance of the Volt. There are ‘smart’ chargers that you can use, I have a smart charger on my boat, it senses the battery and charges it correctly. I can charge a 6v,12v and a 24v with it. I am certain that one can be dialed in to charge a 36v. correctly.
When it comes to recharging batteries one is talking in Amps not Volts. Volts do matter, of course, but is tghe Amps and Watts combined that give the performance of the Volt.

]]> Comment on for the schwinn stealth 1000 36v scooter? what battery charger it need.? by Don E http://schwinn-exercisebike.com/for-the-schwinn-stealth-1000-36v-scooter-what-battery-charger-it-need.html/comment-page-1#comment-1191 Don E Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:08:18 +0000 #comment-1191 36 v charger 36 v charger

]]> Comment on Schwinn motor scooters and motorcycles owners please answer this question? by cycleshopwest http://schwinn-exercisebike.com/schwinn-motor-scooters-and-motorcycles-owners-please-answer-this-question.html/comment-page-1#comment-1173 cycleshopwest Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:17:03 +0000 #comment-1173 Try doing a Yahoo! search for Schwinn scooter owners group. Try doing a Yahoo! search for Schwinn scooter owners group.

]]> Comment on Schwinn motor scooters and motorcycles owners please answer this question? by Gort http://schwinn-exercisebike.com/schwinn-motor-scooters-and-motorcycles-owners-please-answer-this-question.html/comment-page-1#comment-1174 Gort Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:17:03 +0000 #comment-1174 "New To Scooters" thread. http://scootdawg.proboards59.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1590 Might find a good used value on your regional craigslist > for sale > motorcycles/scooters. http://www.craigslist.org/about/sites.html Impaired, distracted, and reckless driver potential is greater than ever . . always wear proper safety gear. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4puojV5bh0E Rider training resource. http://www.msf-usa.org/ "New To Scooters" thread.
http://scootdawg.proboards59.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1590

Might find a good used value on your regional craigslist > for sale > motorcycles/scooters.
http://www.craigslist.org/about/sites.html

Impaired, distracted, and reckless driver potential is greater than ever . . always wear proper safety gear.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4puojV5bh0E

Rider training resource.
http://www.msf-usa.org/

]]> Comment on Schwinn motor scooters and motorcycles owners please answer this question? by kathy m http://schwinn-exercisebike.com/schwinn-motor-scooters-and-motorcycles-owners-please-answer-this-question.html/comment-page-1#comment-1176 kathy m Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:17:03 +0000 #comment-1176 Don't have an answer to the question but I can't believe the nimrod above has never heard of Schwinn a company that has been in business for over 100 years making bicycles. Don’t have an answer to the question but I can’t believe the nimrod above has never heard of Schwinn a company that has been in business for over 100 years making bicycles.

]]> Comment on Schwinn motor scooters and motorcycles owners please answer this question? by wiggysan http://schwinn-exercisebike.com/schwinn-motor-scooters-and-motorcycles-owners-please-answer-this-question.html/comment-page-1#comment-1175 wiggysan Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:17:03 +0000 #comment-1175 Never heard of "Schwinn" Never heard of "Schwinn"

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