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.
Bike serial number location.
All serial number records before 1948 were lost in a factory fire.
Dating these bikes is usually the first step.
Turn your bike upside down and record the number.
However to make bikes as easy as possible to find feel free to enter all numbers you encounter.
It is also listed on the outside of the bike box your bike was packaged in.
The bike s serial number is the best way to identify that a bicycle is yours.
Registration is a quick and easy way to protect your new bike investment.
After the bicycle boom of the 1970s however schwinn s proprietary frame building technology and heavier bikes became less economically viable in an increasingly weight obsessed industry resulting in millions of unique vintage and antique bikes that can be identified by their serial numbers.
Where to find it.
The majority of serial numbers are located under the bottom bracket where the two pedal cranks meet.
This is the frame area where the pedals join at the bottom of your bike.
It provides a record of your serial number in case your bike is ever lost or stolen and will help us get in touch with you with important product information.
Click here to learn about storing your serial number and read about your bike s anti theft features.
You will find the serial number of your bike stamped into the under side of the bottom bracket.
This tool works for schwinn bikes from 1948 to 1982.
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In this picture 200910427 2a is a manufacturer number and not a serial number.
The best chance at recovering a stolen bicycle is having a registered serial number.
The serial number is stamped into the metal of the frame either at the front of the bike below the rad badge or on the underside of the bottom bracket.
These numbers are used by police across the nation.
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