Schwinn Bicycle Serial Number Database Bicycle Museum

Find the serial number on the bicycle.

Boy kids bicycle for sale. The model year of a schwinn bike produced in 1948 or later can be determined by locating the bikes serial number and comparing it to a serial number and date chart. Serial numbers chicago built schwinn serial numbers for the years 1960 1969 are found on the left rear axle hanger or fork end on the frame. Mass produced schwinn bikes have been data coded since 1965 by the first two letters in the serial number.

Serial number information from before 1948 was lost in a factory fire and is extremely sparse. Look for the serial number on the lower head tube right above the wheel on the front of the bike for schwinns produced between 1970 and 1979. The first three digits are the numerical day of the year.

You can find a 4 digit serial number lightly stamped onto the headbadge. Schwinns produced between 1960 and 1969 have serial numbers on the right rear axle mount this mount keeps the wheel in place. The paramount serial numbers.

This chart applies to chicago schwinns only. All serial number records before 1948 were lost in a factory fire. Schwinn bicycle serial numbers are located on the underside of the bike on the opposite side of the location of the service sticker.

F8 june 1988system which chicago abandoned in 1965 when it changed to the two letter system. Limited production schwinn bikes include paramount letour and sting model names produced in the united states. 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. This is the metal space that connects the pedals. Dating these bikes is usually the first step.

The first letter tells production month the second tells production year. For the years 1970 1979 chicago built they are on the headtube of the frame where the fork enters from the bottom actually this begins in april of 1970. During the 1980s greenville used the old letter digit eg.