Next door are a couple of bikes from another bicycle club, the Puerto Rican Schwinn Club.
There are other loosely connected groups of Schwinn riders that congregate in neighborhoods in the Bronx, and Bay Ridge, too.
Riding this Schwinn without the pedal assistance on is, as you'd expect, just like riding any other bike... but way heavier.
"The bicycler retailer industry seems to be showing growth that equals population growth, " said Schwinn, whose company makes upscale specialty bikes.
Richard Schwinn, co-founder of Waterford Precision Cycles, said sponsors often come and go, depending on the how well their businesses are doing.
Ms. Clavijo's daughter, Brenda, is the rare female rider, sporting a 1958 Schwinn with a mini license plate on the handlebars bearing her name.
Mr. Arnade was struck by the contrast between the biking culture that has sprouted up in recent years and the Schwinn clubs, some of which have developed rivalries.
Leading the way is Nautilus, which is a fitness company that sells products under the following brands: Nautilus, Bowflex, Schwinn Fitness, Universal, CoreBody Reformer and Peak Fit System.
Mr. Gonzalez founded the Classic Riders in 2004 after splitting with the Puerto Rican Schwinn Club, which has been around for more than 30 years, says president Martha Clavijo.
When I was eight years old, I told everyone the new mud flap with the rhinestone on my Schwinn was the prize for winning the biking competition at the Knights of Columbus.
"Complex colour patterns such as spots and stripes are common in nature but the way they are formed is poorly understood, " said Dr Kathy Schwinn of the New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research.
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