Word: schwinn
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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While bikes are back, they're not your father's Schwinn or Raleigh. Since his day, bikes moved from the road or racing models, with their skinny tires and hunched-over riders, to mountain or off-road bikes on which cyclists in a half-upright position rolled on fat, nubby tires, cushioned by front and rear suspension. Then came the hybrid, combining tall, medium-width tires and a broad seat with springs, allowing for an upright riding position. Now comes the ultimate body-coddling machine: the "comfort" model. It marries the seat, tires and upright ride of the hybrid with...