1987 Schwinn World

Bike photo
  • Serial: 6524851
  • Manufacturer: Schwinn
  • Name: 1987 Schwinn World
  • Model: World
  • Year: 1987
  • Primary colors: White, Black, and Red
  • Frame size: 56CM
  • Frame Material: Steel

Distinguishing features

This bike is mainly ridden on the UMD campus in College Park. All original except wear items, unassuming, not flashy; I left it unlocked on campus for 3 days once, and nobody even looked at it. Distinguishing features are a thick layer of brake dust on the forks/seatstays, red reflective tape on the seat tube, red Koolstop classic brake pads, and a Superman saddle off of a kids bike (bike of steel for a man of steel!). It's the ideal commuter bike, kickstand and everything. I trained on this bike for race season the last two years, and it took all the abuse (although it flexes like a noodle when I'm out of the saddle, and it weighs 25 pounds). NOT to be confused with the World Sport. This particular bike is not common, I have only seen two other Schwinn Worlds in my life; one was light blue (the only other color they came in), and the other was identical to mine for sale in VA for $250.