Comments on: Schwinn Television Ads

By: Roxane Schutte

Roxane Schutte — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:33:36 +0000

I am looking for the commercial for Schwinn bicycles we made in the late 60′s to early 70′s in Maluibu canyon. I was the girl on the bike, and my cousins wrote and sang the music. My uncle produced and sold it to Schwinn. Help me find this PLEASE~ I am almost 60 now and am desperate to show my children who may or may not believe what an adventurous life I’ve lead!

By: kate the great

kate the great — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:32:10 +0000

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THAT SONG???? I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT AND DUDE ITS A BIKE COMMERCIAL STOP WITH THE NEGATIVITY. PEOPLE LIKE YOU ARE SAD AND LOOKING FOR THINGS TO HATE WHEN REALLY THE ONLY THING YOU REALLY HATE IS YOURSELF. (BIT OF PSYCHOLOGY FOR YOU RIGHT THERE HAHA) SONG PLEASEEE

By: AKMUSIC

AKMUSIC — Sat, 15 May 2010 05:10:58 +0000

what song is playing during the commercial?

By: N.I.K.

N.I.K. — Mon, 10 May 2010 02:57:06 +0000

The Schwinn bikes that suck are the Target-targeted models. Their present offerings for bike shops proper aren’t too bad for the pricepoint compared against the competition – see their Cream 3-speed for a great example. Cheaper than an Electra, more stylish than a Globe.

I understand the concerns about “bikes as toys”, but the whole point of this commercial is to pitch bikes to the unconverted masses. A female rider is wearing a helmet and looks like she’s having a blast. That’s a much easier sell than “bikes cut your dependency on oil!” or “bikes keep you fit!” Fun and happiness are less work than fitness or ideological pursuits. So.

By: JefforLOCK

JefforLOCK — Sun, 09 May 2010 18:04:19 +0000

sure those cheapie bikes that schwinn makes now aren’t going to be showing up, but guaranteed that commercial did make me thing, biking in general is truly a release from everything else now in days. I mean if you ride a bike for all those cost effective, and healthy things thats awesome, but don’t forget the joy!

By: matt

matt — Fri, 07 May 2010 01:00:51 +0000

@pete

wow, that’s a lot of negative sentiment. i was feeling good about biking, ice cream and puppies. after reading your post i now just want to scream into my cell phone.

thanks a lot!

By: pete

pete — Mon, 03 May 2010 00:38:38 +0000

This is what I’d expect from a giant corporation with a background of discounting bicycles to the point they were once given away free with the purchase of a stereo system. That’s how Pacific’s management entered the bike biz; then they bought Schwinn our of bankruptcy, rolled it in with other minor brands, tried the brand on skateboards and coolers, and sold it to their current owner, Doral of Canada, a conglomerate of discount store brands.
Schwinn for them is a toy brand. Sure, they’ve got big bucks, and what the hell, they’ll throw some minor juice at the brand this summer. Too bad their vision of bicycling is magical toy play. Not a second spent on health, economy, convenience, or cool personal transportation. And since the brand permeates the mass market discount stores you won’t find many quality Schwinns joining you on the streets this summer.

By: Schwinn Commercials | A Cycling Blog

Schwinn Commercials | A Cycling Blog — Sun, 02 May 2010 23:34:44 +0000

[...] Posted on May 2, 2010 by Derek I saw this video over at UrbanVelo. I thought it was a great, not to mention the cute puppy and its very similar to the bike Kourtney [...]

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 04:52:18 +0000

Bikes, puppies and ice cream trucks! What more can you ask from a good TV commerical. Saw this a couple of weeks ago. Really pleasant to watch.

By: Joe Peralta

Joe Peralta — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:49:38 +0000

Beautiful! Not a motor vehicle in motion. I’ll be out dealing with the reality shortly.

That puppy does look appetizing – the guy holding seems to think so too. Now I have to go to the store hungry!