Bike Serial Number Location

Registration is a quick and easy way to protect your new bike investment.

Bike serial number location.

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. This field is required. In this picture 200910427 2a is a manufacturer number and not a serial number. 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.

Subscribe to our newsletter. Turn your bike upside down and record the number. Dating these bikes is usually the first step. 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.

The bike s serial number is the best way to identify that a bicycle is yours. You will find the serial number of your bike stamped into the under side of the bottom bracket. This is the frame area where the pedals join at the bottom of your bike. Click here to learn about storing your serial number and read about your bike s anti theft features.

The best chance at recovering a stolen bicycle is having a registered serial number. Compress the swing arm until you get a clear view of the serial number remember to list all characters on the front triangle when registering your frame your serial number is also located on the box your bike was shipped in and may be located on the receipt provided by the retailer you purchased your bike from. It is also listed on the outside of the bike box your bike was packaged in. 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.

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. This tool works for schwinn bikes from 1948 to 1982. Where to find it. All serial number records before 1948 were lost in a factory fire.

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.