Breezin
Dirt Disciple
In 1982, I drew up the Breezer head badge with a nod to our roots: the soulful 1930s and 40s Schwinns, which we resurrected for a good time on Tam and Repack. The badge shares the same outline as the early Schwinn Excelsior head plates. With 1990s Breezers, I went a step further by adding the distinctive 1930s Schwinn-inspired "spear & diamond" paint jobs.
What became known as the Jet Stream was introduced in 1993 as the Breezer Hurricane. Schwinn (which was still owned by the family) objected as they owned the Hurricane name. We had to change all our catalogs.
After Interbike 1992, this "Hurricane" labeled bike was repainted as a Jet Stream and it was one of my personal bikes for years. Tim Parr (Swobo founder) is riding it on our '94 catalog cover and our Breezer poster. My son now uses this bike every day to get to school. Looks pretty similar, but a LOT more soulful.
BTW, Otis Guy built this frame as well as our other catalog frames. 1993 is the first model year with BreezeIn dropouts.
So, it's the 1990s. LOVE TO SEE YOUR VINTAGE BREEZER IRON!
-Joe
What became known as the Jet Stream was introduced in 1993 as the Breezer Hurricane. Schwinn (which was still owned by the family) objected as they owned the Hurricane name. We had to change all our catalogs.
After Interbike 1992, this "Hurricane" labeled bike was repainted as a Jet Stream and it was one of my personal bikes for years. Tim Parr (Swobo founder) is riding it on our '94 catalog cover and our Breezer poster. My son now uses this bike every day to get to school. Looks pretty similar, but a LOT more soulful.
BTW, Otis Guy built this frame as well as our other catalog frames. 1993 is the first model year with BreezeIn dropouts.
So, it's the 1990s. LOVE TO SEE YOUR VINTAGE BREEZER IRON!
-Joe