This range has more of a focus on speed than the cruiser or bike path range, with flat handlebars and a more fitness-orientated riding position. The brand name passed through a number of owners over the following years, including Schwinn/GT, which also went bankrupt in 2001. The Schwinn brand was then purchased by the current owners, Pacific Cycle, Inc. This company is part of Dorel Industries and it also owns a number of other bike brands, including Cannondale, [GT Bicycles](/s/-/gt and Mongoose. All seemed rosy, but like the last weeks of a summer holiday, colder breezes were moving in.

In the United States, however, bike companies had to find bike buyers outside the mass market dominated by bikes made in Asia. American and European makers geared their bikes for competitive riders, such as triathletes and other road racers. By 1992, when the Schwinn Bicycle Company went into bankruptcy, the manufacturing of its bicycles had moved almost entirely overseas, primarily to Asia. That’s still the case for Schwinn-branded bikes sold in the United States. Powered by personalized zones, accountability and an instructor who will push riders to be their best, the Z Bike was designed for studios that focus on unifying their members with color.

From custom paint jobs to personalized fittings, our team can help you create a bike that reflects your personality and preferences. Stand out from the crowd and ride in style with a one-of-a-kind bicycle tailored to your unique taste. The Sting-Ray[28] sales boom of the 1960s accelerated in 1970, with United States bicycle sales doubling over a period of two years.