Vintage Schwinn Service Guides, Catalogs & Repair

               
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Okay, everyone has to have a page of links, so here's mine.  It's not just Schwinn links, but it's mostly Schwinn stuff, and then some other kool stuff.  Enjoy!

   Vendors

   If you've been buying your parts from overpriced eBay middlemen, you've been paying too much.  Here's where the people in the know go to get their bikes ready to roll.  This is as direct as it gets.  Never pay $34 for a $5 decal.  Deal with good folks and go home happy.

www.memorylane-classics.com (great prices on decals, tons of parts new and NOS in their print catalog)

www.vintageschwinn.com/about.html (pre-war restoration paint, plus click-to-buy post-war decals galore)

www.mapleislandsales.com (more stuff to buy)

www.hyper-formance.com  (Sting-Ray restoration supplies, accurate paint, best prices on Sting-Ray decals)

www.speedwaycablewrap.com (modern Color Coils, zazz up you housing with two-tone wrap)

www.whizzermotorbike.com  (new Whizzers)

www.raleighronsclassics.com (kool off-brand muscle plus retro style new parts, budget wheelie bars)

http://myworld.ebay.com/joesbikeshop503/

(eBay store for Missing Link Bicycles, retro style parts at fair prices)

 www.duddsdice.com (dress up your valve stems, lots of colors that are reasonably close to Schwinn)

www.koolestuff.com The name says it all. Some of the Koolest Stuff you'll see.  Lots of NOS.

   Forums

    On-line forums are a great place to lurk or to ask questions directly.  Use the power of the hive-mind!

www.schwinnbikeforum.com  (the un-official site)

www.thecabe.com  (forums w/ Schwinn and others)

www.oldroads.com   (old bike forum and more)

www.ratrodbikes.com  (custom bikes w/ forum)

www.musclebikeforums.com

   Information & Pictures

    Here's some cool sites with lots of pictures and info.  Remember to keep blinking.

www.nostalgic.net  (lots of pictures.  huge site)

www.bunchobikes.com   (tech pages & more)

www.schwinnstingray.net  (Sting-Ray pictures)

www.schwinnmantaray.com  (Manta pictures)

www.bikecult.com (check the chainwheel kalidescope.)

www.missinglinkpdx.com (kool Portland bike shop)

www.trfindley.com (catalog scans and more)

www.jims59.com  (bike photos, including the Sneaker!)

www.bicyclebill.com

www.nbhaa.com  (NationalBikeHistoryArchiveAssoc.)

www.pedalinghistory.com

www.sheldonbrown.com  (lots of Raleigh stuff, great)

www.whizzerick.com  (Whizzers and more Whizzers)

www.cyclart.com  (high-zoot restorations)

www.bicyclemuseum.com 

www.bmxmuseum.com (instant BMX reference)

www.firstflightbikes.com/muscle.htm (muscle bikes)

www.nemusclebikes.com (more muscle bikes)

www.classicbicyclenews.com (print publication)

www.vintagecolumbiabikes.com (old Columbias)

www.50sville.com  (motor scooters and such)

www.schwinncruisers.com  (new site from Cally)

www.angelfire.com/rant/allday101/SchwinnCodes1.html

(pre-war Schwinn info)

www.vintagebicyclesupply.com (Your vintage bicycle source in Sacramento. Dang, I miss Cally.)

http://www.techeinsteins.com/bikes/images/restorations/Canti/Cantiresto.htm

(1938 Autocycle restoration. Will make your eyes drool.)

http://www.mikeybike.com

(Vintage motorcycle and Whizzer type bikes. Sweet.)

http://www.speedplay.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=pedalmuseum.quill (pedal timeline)

http://www.nemontel.net/~gbradbury/morrow.pdf

 (Morrow hub overhaul, vintage manual)

Got a site you'd like me to link?  Let me know and we'll see what happens.