What Happened to Schwinn? The Rise and Fall of America’s Bicycle Empire

Описание: What Happened to Schwinn? The Rise and Fall of America’s Bicycle Empire #1980s #1970s #1960s #backtoyesterday
What Happened to Schwinn? The Rise and Fall of America’s Bicycle Empire tells the powerful story of a brand that once defined freedom, childhood, and the American Dream. In What Happened to Schwinn?
The Rise and Fall of America’s Bicycle Empire, we revisit the golden age when Schwinn bicycles dominated American streets, controlled nearly a quarter of the U.S. market, and symbolized quality built to last. But as competition, globalization, and internal decisions reshaped the industry, What Happened to Schwinn? The Rise and Fall of America’s Bicycle Empire reveals how one of America’s most trusted names slowly faded into factory silence. Join Back To Yesterday as we uncover how a legendary empire rose, ruled, and ultimately fell.

00:00 Intro
00:38 Ignaz’s Dream and the Era of Precision Machines (1895 - 1920s)
07:14 A Life-or-Death Bet during the Great Depression (1930s - 1940s)
13:51 The Golden Era and the Sting-Ray Explosion (1950s - 1960s)
18:37 Cracks in the Foundation and Strategic Blunders (1970s - 1980s)
25:01 The Painful Fall and the Vanishing of an Empire (1990s - 2001)

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Music: End of the Era
Artist: Kevin MacLeod
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