Where to find it.
Bike serial number location.
The best chance at recovering a stolen bicycle is having a registered serial number.
Turn your bike upside down and record the number.
There can be hundreds of the same color brand and type of bike in the world but the serial number will distinguish it from the rest.
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The majority of serial numbers are located under the bottom bracket where the two pedal cranks meet.
All serial number records before 1948 were lost in a factory fire.
This tool searches a database of schwinn serial numbers and if it finds a match to your serial number then it will display the information available for your bike.
After the bicycle boom of the 1970s however schwinn s proprietary frame building technology and heavier bikes became less economically viable in an increasingly weight obsessed industry resulting in millions of unique vintage and antique bikes that can be identified by their serial numbers.
In this picture 200910427 2a is a manufacturer number and not a serial number.
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It provides a record of your serial number in case your bike is ever lost or stolen and will help us get in touch with you with important product information.
These numbers are used by police across the nation.
You will find the serial number of your bike stamped into the under side of the bottom bracket.
However to make bikes as easy as possible to find feel free to enter all numbers you encounter.
This is the frame area where the pedals join at the bottom of your bike.
It is also listed on the outside of the bike box your bike was packaged in.
Okay fine so maybe there are a few bikes without serial numbers but this is rare and typical only on hand made bikes or really old bicycles.
Click here to learn about storing your serial number and read about your bike s anti theft features.
This tool works for schwinn bikes from 1948 to 1982.
The bike s serial number is the best way to identify that a bicycle is yours.
The serial number is stamped into the metal of the frame either at the front of the bike below the rad badge or on the underside of the bottom bracket.