The Schwinns I rode as a boy were reliable, and they weren't particularly dangerous, but my goodness they were heavy. I was never the bicyclist my brother beca

The Schwinns I rode as a boy were reliable, and they weren't particularly dangerous, but my goodness they were heavy. I was never the bicyclist my brother became (long rides into the Colorado foothills, long commutes from one side of Denver to another), but in my junior high days, I regularly rode my bicycle to school, perhaps a three mile round trip. For that distance and the very level terrain, a heavy Schwinn was just fine.