When the idea for this site came about. It was to be a place to reminisce about the early days of our sport. It has evolved into much more. It is a community of people who are drawn together by a common bond, BMX. Some of you may have raced, others rode freestyle or some just had fun on a 20inch bicycle during what are remembered by some as the best days of your youth. Not sure about serial number. Maybe an email to Niner would figure that out. In the meantime, here is their encyclopedia. Page 26 shows how to identify the year/version frame you have based on the characteristics of the frame. Please note that from January/February 1966 all frame and engine numbers were the same. The B44 VE would Have frame number B44E1145 and engine number B44E1145 The Royal Star frame and engine prefix would be A50R With matching numbers. And the A65 Hornet prefix would be A65H.
Enter your Schwinn serial number in the box and click 'find' to see what date and year your Schwinn bike was manufactured.
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. Office 2016 mac remove.
Notes: This tool works for Schwinn bikes from 1948 to 1982. All serial number records before 1948 were lost in a factory fire.
Serial Number Location
The serial number can typically be found in one of three places on a Schwinn made bicycle.
- The headtube
- The rear dropout
- Underneath the bottom bracket shell
Note: The serial number will always be found on the actual frame of the bike. In other words, it will not be found on a bike component (like a handlebar or a pedal).
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Example Numbers
Schwinn serial numbers commonly have one of three formats:
- All numbers
- One letter followed by numbers
- Two letters followed by numbers
Minitool partition wizard full 12 1. Business in a box canada. Here are some example numbers: 0465228 - F106791 - EB37868
What a serial number can tell you
The serial number on a Schwinn frame will tell you the date that frame was manufactured. It will not identify the model of the bike, only the year the frame itself was manufactured.
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Do the letter prefix's on the SN match the JAJ ?
or are they something completely different.
1989 _seems_ to be the changeover year to fitting the canti mounts & the 1 1/18th headset.
The cro mo Quad frames seem hard to exactly date from ~1986 to 1990 unless you bought it new or can find someone with a close serial number who bought it new like I did.
This one is an 1989 model according to the original owner , who I got the JAJXXX SN off..
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All I need is a set of 1/8th headset shims to fit my 1inch Bottema's & Tuff neck into it & I'll have the ultimate best of both worlds Quadangle. More triangles in the frame than you can poke a stick at , cro mo tubing vs mild steel , good welding all round & a roomier ride.
Unless there are people who regularly thrash their loopback 1980 Quads on the track & street , with no worries about bending them..Brave souls with fat wallets
maybe.
Retro bikes have some distinct advantages , especially when it comes to Quadangles.
JB