Re: [CR]Schwinn vs. Huffy - some perspective

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From: <GPVB1@cs.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 13:45:48 EST
Subject: Re: [CR]Schwinn vs. Huffy - some perspective
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


Uh, they didn't steal the family name, they bought it after Richard's brother and others ran a Century-old powerhouse Company into the ground IIRC.

Richard's Waterfords are indeed very nice, but not a one of 'em says Schwinn on it.

Cheers,

Greg "kinda sad" Parker Ann Arbor, MI USA


> Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 11:33:18 -0500
> From: Scott Goldsmith <sg8357@getcoactive.com>
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: Re: [CR]Schwinn vs. Huffy - some perspective
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> At 11:11 AM 2/11/2003 -0500, GPVB1@cs.com wrote:
> >OT, but interesting and somewhat relevant here nonetheless in the "Oh, how
> >far the mighty have fallen" category:
> >
> >In the latest Bicycle Retailer (BRAIN), there is a front-page article about
> >Mass Merchants. In it, they state that at Wal-Mart, some Huffy bikes sell
> for
> >more than their direct Schwinn competitors. Wow! Kinda sez a lot about
> >Schwinn's legacy. Poor old Ignatz must be turning in his grave (again...).
>
> >Greg "Kostner Ave." Parker
> >Ann Arbor, MI USA
>
>
> I doubt it, Richard Schwinn is alive and well, selling lots
> of good honest bikes. Some how this relates to the whose workshop
> thread. If there is a Schwinn in charge, they're Schwinn bikes,
> what the bike says on the downtube doesn't matter. Tho' a polished
> stainless lugged RS-22, really should say Paramount on it.
>
> Scott Goldsmith
> in Snowy Milford, O'Hi O'
> USA, Where they can steal the family name and slap it on crap.