The bicycle collection

Schwinn Tandem

1948 Ultra Short Tandem · Never for Sale

The story.

I bought this bike from Mike Flanigan, AKA antbikemike. It lives in the Never for Sale part of the garage.

Built for two.

Remove the wheels and the frame and fork fit on the back of a car on a normal bike rack.

1948

The Schwinn Ultra Short Tandem combines everything that is new and practical in tandem design. Tandem engineered throughout, it will stand up under any and all conditions.

From the 1948 Schwinn catalog, reproduced by Bike History.

Vintage 1948 Schwinn Ultra Short Tandem catalog illustration — Schwinn Ultra Short Tandem, 1948. Source: Bike History.

A closer look.

Black Schwinn tandem with red rims, photograph 1

Black Schwinn tandem with red rims, photograph 2

Black Schwinn tandem with red rims, photograph 3

Black Schwinn tandem with red rims, photograph 4

Black Schwinn tandem with red rims, photograph 5

Black Schwinn tandem with red rims, photograph 6

Schwinn tandem front basket and frame details