Wich schwinn bikes besides the typhoon were middleweights?
Wich bikes
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Jaguar, Stardust, American, Fiesta, Wasp, I'm sure there are more but that's what I can remember :wink:
Ok cool. I'm trying to track down a front fender for my typhoon.
Ps, I thought the American was a heavyweight?
Ps, I thought the American was a heavyweight?
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The Wasp was a ballooner. The older painted and striped middleweight fenders were the widest. Then they went to the narrower painted fenders for middleweights. The chrome fenders eventually took over and the painted and striped fenders were pretty much phased out. Gary
The original lineup was the Corvette, Tiger, American, and Flying Star, these middleweights were introduced in spring 1954, but don't show up on the price list until 55. They were F series models as opposed to D series ballooners. 1956 brought an F series Hornet and Spitfire, 57 added the Jaguar Mark II, Streamliner, Deluxe Hornet, Hollywood, and Starlet. 58 added a Deluxe Spitfire as well as the Tornado. In 59, the Panther, Deluxe Tornado, Speedster, Fair lady, Catalina, and Debutante. For 1960, the Co-Ed, Skipper, and Debbie. 61 added the 5 Speed Corvette as well as the return of the Flying Star, which was dropped after 58. 62 brought even more changes, with the Deluxe, King Size, and heavy Duty American models, the Fleet, Typhoon, and Fiesta. 62 was also generally the last year for the wide fenders as well as the stainless steel versions. The middleweight line settled down after that, adding the Deluxe Typhoon and Hollywood, Jaguar Mark IV, and Corvette II, but phasing out the Tiger, Skipper, Tornado, Debbie, Spitfire, etc. -Adam
Wow that's alot of info. Schwinn sure didn't keep it simple. Mine is a 63 typhoon so I'm thinking narrower fenders?
Didn't know they made those, I'll bet they're nice. My frame and fork are at the blaster shop, unfortunately she said 2 weeks cause they're super backed up.
