BY THE YEAR, MONTH AND DAY
The majority of serial numbers are located under the bottom bracket where the two pedal cranks meet. Simply turn your bike upside down and record the number. Bike registries are databases of unique, identifying information about bicycles and their ownership. Most registration programs use the unique serial numbers which are permanently affixed to most bicycles during manufacture. Bicycle registration programs generally aim to reduce the prevalence of bike theft.
Copyright © 2001Bianchi Bicycle Serial Number Identification
Fuji Bicycle Serial Number Identification
THIS CHART APPLIES TO CHICAGO SCHWINN`S ONLY.
SCROLL DOWN FOR THE DATE CODES LINKS
BY FRAME LOCATION OF THE SERIAL NUMBER
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IF YOU HAVE A BIKE OLDER THAN 1948,
OR YOUR LETTER AND NUMBER DO NOT APPEAR IN THE LISTS,
PLEASE SEND ME THE NUMBER AND YEAR (if you know it)
AND A PICTURE IF YOU HAVE ONE.
THIS INFO WILL BE USED TO ATTEMPT TO REBUILD
THE PRE-1948 SERIAL NUMBERS LIST.
USE THIS LINK FOR IDENTIFYING PRE-WAR CHARACTERISTICS BY YEAR'
ID FACTS
SUGGESTED USAGE:
FREE SHOP LOG TABLET!
Copy and print this date code info at will, it`s FREE.
BUT If You Steal The HTML And Post It On A Web Page In ANY Format, It Is Illegal
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On bikes older than 1948 you need to use reference to other, known year bikes,
or pull out the crank to look for a date stamp on it. Doing both is a good idea.
All serial number records before 8/18/1948 were lost in a factory fire.
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IF THE SERIAL NUMBERS ARE FOUND UNDER BOTTOM BRACKET
(On The Bottom Of The Frame, Under The Pedal Crank Housing)
USE THIS LINK
1948 Through 1952
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IF THE SERIAL NUMBERS ARE FOUND ON THE LEFT REAR DROPOUT
(By The Left Rear Axle Mount)
USE THIS LINK.
1952 THROUGH 1969
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IF THE NUMBERS ARE FOUND ON THE LOWER LEFT OF THE HEADTUBE
(By The Schwinn Badge On The Front OF The Frame)
USE THIS LINK
1970 THROUGH 1982
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1945 TO 1965 PRODUCTION STATISTICS:
YEAR ------------- UNITS MADE ------ % OF MARKET
1945 ------------------ 98,189 ------------------ 18.0 %
1946 ------------------ 302,071 ----------------- 18.1 %
1947 ------------------ 486,793 ----------------- 17.4 %
1948 ------------------ 602,408 ----------------- 22.3 %
1949 ------------------ 352,302 ---------------- 24.03 %
1950 ------------------ 510,019 ----------------- 25.5 %
1951 ------------------ 466,849 ----------------- 22.4 %
1952 ------------------ 478,383 ----------------- 22.2 %
1953 ------------------ 501,379 ----------------- 18.6 %
1954 ------------------ 355,790 ----------------- 14.3 %
1955 ------------------ 413,355 ----------------- 13.7 %
1956 ------------------ 454,933 ----------------- 15.6 %
1957 ------------------ 439,482 ----------------- 16.7 %
1958 ------------------ 451,158 ----------------- 15.4 %
1959 ------------------ 546,238 ----------------- 15.3 %
1960 ------------------ 514,724 ----------------- 13.7 %
1961 ------------------ 471,506 ----------------- 12.9 %
1962 ------------------ 528,721 ----------------- 12.5 %
1963 ------------------ 655,693 ----------------- 14.9 %
1964 ------------------ 849,818 ----------------- 16.7 %
1965 ------------------ 876,608 ----------------- 15.5 %
TOTAL SCHWINN BICYCLES MADE, FROM 1945-1965 ------ 10,356,870.
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