And everyone is commenting on how beautiful the bike is.” — Harry G.“[The Marshall] has an attractive sleek design and color (blue). The additional bottom frame light sets it apart from the look of other bikes at night and really helps alert drivers of your presence on the road…” — Jevvin B.“I absolutely LOVE my Schwinn Electric! It’s beautiful and the smoothest ride I’ve ever taken. I’ve tried them all and by far, the Schwinn outshines them all!
The Schwinn 130 Upright Bike is the only other option with a user interface that we like as much as the IC4. While the IC4 is a smart bike with connected features, you can use it as a stand-alone bike for manual workouts without the need to connect to a device. In manual mode, you can start pedaling and adjust the resistance however you like.
Road or trail grit will stay out, and chain oil will stay in. They can do this because all the shifting is done in the rear hub – so it’s a straight, simple chainline with nothing other than two sprockets and a chain. I really, really like this feature – I can ride it in long pants and not get dirty, and if I take it on a dusty trail, the chain will stay clean and grit-free. This is awesome, and I’d love to see more bikes doing something like this.
There’s not a lot of choice here, you just turn the console on with a 0/1 toggle switch and either begin pedaling or push down on the giant paddle trigger. This makes the bike easy to use for just about anyone and reduces distractions when riding. If you want to know how fast you’re going you will need to add an aftermarket schwinn beach cruiser LCD display as seen on the bike in this review and that could cost ~$25.
The trade-off here is that the frame feels more rigid and positions your body in a more forward leaning sporty angle… even mounting the frame requires a flexible sporty mindset compared to a mid-step or step-thru. The Monroe 250 uses mechanical rim brakes vs. v-brakes or disc brakes and the motor is more efficient and smooth than zippy. Depending on your fitness level and willingness to pedal, climbing could be a challenge compared to the Monroe 350 or other competing models with more powerful motors. Driving this bike is a very standard, highly recognized, Bafang 250 watt internally geared hub motor. This thing is about as basic and proven as you can get… and it should be reliable.
Court – good work on the site, you have really stepped things up. By the way, it is my understanding that Schwinn has not made bikes for many years but just licenses their name. About ten years ago we sold Currie electric scooters under the Schwinn name.
A higher level of assistance requires less pedaling effort. The Coston and Marshall include an integrated light, which are powered by the main battery, just like the motor. The Coston models have fully integrated head, tail and battery lights; while the Marshall model’s taillight is battery operated and must be turned on separately. While it could use a little boost to a 500 watt motor to help on the hills, the smaller motor keeps the price lower.
F. Goodrich bicycles, sold in tire stores, Schwinn eliminated the practice of producing private label bicycles in 1950, insisting that the Schwinn brand and guarantee appear on all products. In exchange for ensuring the presence of the Schwinn name, distributors retained the right to distribute Schwinn bikes to any hardware store, toy store, or bicycle shop that ordered them. W. Schwinn tasked a new team to plan future business strategy, consisting of marketing supervisor Ray Burch, general manager Bill Stoeffhaas, and design supervisor Al Fritz.
Class 1It’s important to remember that not all e-bikes are created equal. Some e-bikes are classified as “Class 1” bikes where the electric motor only provides assistance to the rider when they pedal. Everything after that comes from the power in the rider’s legs.These bikes are allowed wherever bikes are permitted. Of course, some of that weight is in the 288-watt battery which Schwinn adversities as being good for up to 35 miles of range. We’ll get into the range in a moment, but the rest of the bike is fairly standard fare for any bike. You get a 7-speed gear system on the rear wheel with a single gear on the front.