The Tiger

The Tiger was introduced in 1955 and remained part of Schwinn's "Middleweight" line-up until 1964. There were several different "middleweight" models, all having the exact same frame, just sporting different combinations of features and each with their unique name on the chain-guard.

The Tiger was about in the middle of the line-up coming standard with a front rack, chrome light, sport pedals and optional 2 and 3 speed hubs. My 1963 Tiger came with chrome fenders while previous years the Tiger came only with painted fenders. A top line model like the Jaguar would have come with many other accessories like hand brakes, front and back racks, stainless steel fenders and full size tank with horn. Unique to only the Tiger model was the red, white and blue checkered decal on the seat post.