Schwinn - Part 2

Russ Okawa and Eric Rupe talk about Schwinn bicycles and the formation of the first Schwinn BMX team.

[@joetaylor3563]

This film is a beauty. Kids today simply have no idea how great it was to grow up in the 1970s.

[@tamiyafrog3220]

Awesome video.

[@skibootdier9488]

I'm watching this with a huge smile on my face.. Damn we were cool!!

[@txomyboy]

This video really bring back some great memories , I still have my 36/36 is hanging in mi garage, still have all the original parts

[@calvincooley1074]

I had a Scrambler 36/36. 1982 ish

[@brianchisnell1548]

Nice to see where my '71 Super Sport was built.

[@tonyengland9744]

Schwinn shop in every major city and town. My local was A-1 cycles west Washington st.Indy.

[@RideGiantBicycles]

Great video, great historic footage. And great to see Russ.

[@joetaylor3563]

I slung Des Moines Registers for a year to save for a Schwinn Sting and slowly built that bike from the frame up-- polished 7x's, Phil Wood hubs, Red Line flights, and in early 1981 at an indoor race in Des Moines, my Sting gave me the courage and walk up and say "hey." to Iowa's own factory rider, Mark Driscoll. And he was so cool.

[@soulbisquit6375]

It’s not true that all the parts were made in Chicago. Frames and wheels were made in the factory in Chicago but some hubs, brakes, and pedals were made in Europe.

[@joetaylor3563]

Eric Rupe. So cool. And he's still KICKING ASS on the track.

[@cowboyjb1900]

Damn the Late 60's and 70's were BAD ASS We were Bad Ass, these XBOX kids have no Idea what its like to breath the fresh air jump your bike and ride til dark.

[@that70sschwinn]

Very cool, would have loved to tour the Chicago plant

[@andywiggens1069]

It is a shame what has become of Schwinn today, in 1970 we were building our own bikes from Schwinn frames at age 10 I respoked my own rims drilling out my hubs and putting in thicker spokes

[@carlospopovich]

We use to take a girls Schwinn frame and weld a crossbar on it and it would be stronger than a boys Schwinn frame. #70schild

[@jag5508]

Scrambler was my first BMX bike I raced miss that bike .

[@robbchastain3036]

I went from a Sting-Ray to a CYC Stormer and I bought the Stormer through a mail-order ad in Dirt Bike magazine--either Dirt Bike or Motocross Action, but I think it was Dirt Bike. And kudos to CYC for making a tough bike at an affordable price, complete with first-gen Skyway Tuff-Wheels. Pity that Schwinn wasn't in the game early and they should have been--the Sting-Ray was the best bike for jumping and racing at first--the only bike, really.

[@pumkinbreath]

at 4;31 sure looks like the left hand down hill bowl turn at Blackies pasture in tiburon. yes no maybe?

[@garrisonkozlowski9267]

is this from a movie

[@onefugowie]

look up my page we started it in Utah

[@shitfer]

@jag5508 I still have one. That, & my 36/36, is one of my cafe cruisers.