Tag: bicycle

Arnold, Schwinn & Company: The Beginning

April 7, 2025 Arnold Schwinn & Co No Comments
I have found some vintage trade magazines that have news about Arnold, Schwinn & Co from 1895. The USA bicycle manufacturing business in the 1890s was a crowded space. There were many manufacturing companies in Chicago. Ignacz Schwinn worked for International Manufacturing Co. He meets Adolf Arnold and together they…

Arnold, Schwinn & Company: Introduction

April 7, 2025 Arnold Schwinn & Co No Comments
I try to do my own research and focus on bicycles in Canada. However my research strays into European and United States of America(USA) topics and companies. Recently have I found old information on Arnold, Schwinn & Company. Arnold, Schwinn & Co. was a somewhat unique company in the bicycle…

Blog. Research for website content.

January 20, 2024 blogging No Comments
In November last year I was fully intent on making improvements to the look of this site and the Search Engine appeal of the content. Well, it did not happen. Why? Because I found some new sources of data to be used to help provide future content. The new sources…

Introduction: Forward to palaeobicycleology.ca

June 13, 2023 blogging No Comments
I like bicycles. I use them for commuting and for exercise. Like some people I wanted to have a really nice new bicycle to show off. Everyone can see the name on the bicycle and you know what the quality is from the bike store where you purchased the bicycle.…

The story about Decoding Cycles Gitane serial numbers

November 2, 2022 Gitane No Comments
In the process of collecting Cycles Gitane serial number data, I discovered that there was another person attempting to do what I was do what I was doing. ZZ on gogovelos a bicycle forum with primarily French contributors. Like me, ZZ had determined that where there was a uniform middle…

Determining Cycles Gitane frame model and size

November 2, 2022 Gitane No Comments
I think it is best to first cover the frame model number and size because on some frames this is stamped in the middle of the other numbers and can be confusing. Location: I have seen the frame model and size stamped in two different locations on the frame: across…

Investigation into Cycles Gitane serial numbers

November 2, 2022 Gitane 3 Comments
Some bicycle frame manufacturers put serial numbers or frame numbers. With steel frame bicycles from the 1950s to the 1990s these serial numbers were generally stamped into the frame. A given manufacturer usually had a standard format for their serial numbers. Over time most manufacturers that I have seen changed…