Schwinn team jersey?

Nothin-fancy · Wednesday at 01:13

I just picked up this jersey and it's long sleeved mate from the junk shop. I was never really a Schwinn fan and didn't understand why they were so popular in my neck of the woods. But I couldn't resist these. The Charlie tuna on the back is ridiculous and made me smile.

I know Schwinn was more of an American thing, so maybe this isn't the right place to ask this... Did Schwinn actually have a team back in the 90's and does anyone know what year this might be from?

MattiThundrrr · Wednesday at 01:59

I can't tell you the date, but I would guess mid to late 90s. In the mid 90s schwinn tried to save the company by developing mountain bikes. Their Moab was a good start, but things got really serious with the homegrown series. Some of those were made by yeti, just Schwinn badging

MattiThundrrr · Wednesday at 02:02

Some serious Schwinns
https://bonustomato.com/

Nothin-fancy · Wednesday at 16:01

Thanks for the help. I saw that Overend raced Schwinn's early in his pro career. I didn't know that.

Those Schwinn's are pretty sweet. People want eye watering money for them on FleaBay. I get some where made by Yeti. But I mean, why not just get a real Yeti for a smidge more???

MattiThundrrr · Wednesday at 19:44

Scarcity, obscurity, weirdness, sentimental attachment to the brand (quite strong in the US) are all answers to that...
But to me, the strongest answer is BASSBOAT!! They spent a ton of money painting these things, so much sparkle flake it took several coats of clear coat with rounds of wet sanding to get it smooth. The "darting" scheme with checker decals was also a difficult application

https://oldbikeshop.blogspot.com/2017/05/schwinn-homegrown-bass-boat-history.html?m=1#:~:text=$20,000 truck; $20,000 mobile home,the touch (visually too).

mk one · Wednesday at 19:49

The Homegrown frames were painted by Rainbow Cycle Craft. Beautiful bikes.

Nothin-fancy · Wednesday at 22:24

I get that about the color's being labor intensive and all. But I guess I just grew up where Schwinn's just weren't cool at all, no matter who made them.

So I guess that's my lack of knowledge about a Schwinn racing team in the 90's or being gob smacked at the prices on eBay.

But I'd still ride one now if the price was right. Just to find out how they ride and then make a tidy profit.

Wyndbrook · Wednesday at 22:47

Tim Gould was sponsored by Schwinn during the mid/late 1990's. Not sure who his contract was with, he scored a number of high placings in world cups I recall.

Nothin-fancy · 2025-10-30T01:38:17+0000

Wyndbrook said:
Tim Gould was sponsored by Schwinn during the mid/late 1990's. Not sure who his contract was with, he scored a number of high placings in world cups I recall.

I just looked him up and he was also the first human to win the William Hill Man v Horse v Bike event.

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