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Schwinn Hurricane Storms Back In as a Compact eBike for Teens

New Schwinn Hurricane trouble(Photo / Schwinn Bikes)
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The Schwinn Hurricane is back. Only this time, it’s as a low-cost eBike, and it’s marketed to young riders.

Hold on, doesn’t it seem like a bad time to release a bike named the Hurricane? On the surface, yes, but most bikes are in development for years before they are launched, so Schwinn likely named this bike long before the devastation of the recent hurricanes. Schwinn also has a history with the name. Following the success of the Tornado and Typhoon, Schwinn’s original 1978 Hurricane took naming inspiration from natural disasters, but styling inspiration from Motocross.

Although the new bike shares the same seat type, it’s substantially different than the Hurricane of yesteryear. Now, that was a bitchen bike.

Original Schwinn Hurricane
The OG Schwinn Hurricane (Photo / Schwinn)

Long gone are the fillet-brazed glory days of Schwinn Bicycles. Instead, this new Hurricane is a compact eBike with tiny 14″ wheels aimed at teens.

Schwinn Hurricane

Here are some pertinent details:

  • 250-watt motor with a top speed of 17.5 mph
  • Up to 30-mile range
  • Throttle or pedal assist
  • 3″ wide tires
  • Throttle display
  • Front and rear mechanical disc brakes
  • Built-in fenders
  • Automatic LED lights

Fits Some Riders

New Schwinn Hurricane the gang

The long seat (like the OG) is designed to let you slide back (for pop-a-wheelies, I guess) and forth (for whatever else isn’t a pop-a-wheelie). But, it also allows you to find the right fit on the bike. Schwinn says it’s for riders age 13+ and up to 260lbs.

Look, I’m not trying to be a curmudgeon, but I think this age bracket should be using an actual bicycle to get around. When I was 13 I had the lungs and the legs to take my Schwinn Stingray anywhere I wanted. That was also in 1978. Kids these days.

It’s OK, I’m just saying what you’re thinking. Now get off my lawn.

New Schwinn Hurricane pop-a-wheelie seat

Hurricane Retails and Specs (from the website)

Retail: $600

  • Durable steel frame
  • Aluminum rims
  • JAK mechanical disc brakes
  • “Moto-style” seat with foam padding
  • Weight: 56lbs (seems very heavy for such a small bike)
  • Steel dual crown, rigid fork
  • 14″x 3″ tires
  • Steel, 680mm wide handlebars with a 22.2mm clamp
  • “Soft comfort”, single density grips
  • Kickstand and front and rear fenders

Don’t get mad at me, check out the bikes at the link below.

SchwinnBikes.com

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syborg
syborg
21 days ago

The seat of be adjusted to the correct height for pedaling; therefore, it is not a bicycle it’s a motorcycle.

McFly...McFly...
McFly...McFly...
20 days ago
Reply to  syborg

Tell me then what is the correct saddle height for a leisure/lifestyle e-assist bicycle for a teenager?
Maybe a similar height to a BMX? Or is that not a bicycle either?

Grillis
Grillis
21 days ago

On the naming, there are hurricanes every year. There’s nothing misguided here.

This is a moped, not an ebike.

McFly...McFly...
McFly...McFly...
20 days ago
Reply to  Grillis

Best take your complaint to the CPSC then

Grillis
Grillis
20 days ago

It’s an observation, a comment, not a complaint.

Dinger
Dinger
17 days ago
Reply to  Grillis

It’s an incorrect observation as this fits well within the federal definition of a low-speed electric bicycle.

nooner
nooner
21 days ago

Ron, this is an ebike. The first basic thing someone wants to know about this is the voltage. So, is this a 36, 48, or 52V bike?

Rich
Rich
20 days ago
Reply to  nooner

lol. No parent buying this for their kids would even consider that.

EBike Douche
EBike Douche
20 days ago
Reply to  nooner

only DIY weirdos on the internet want to know that stuff, guy.

Eggs Benedict
Eggs Benedict
20 days ago

Another avenue of dipshittery for the juveniles, brilliant.

McFly...McFly...
McFly...McFly...
20 days ago
Reply to  Eggs Benedict

C’mon grandad, time for your nap.

EBike Douche
EBike Douche
20 days ago

Dude, you totally want one of these and can’t handle the rest of us pointing out how silly they are and you can’t handle it!! Love that for you!

FritzP
FritzP
20 days ago

The problem with kids and all their eMobility other than creating more overweight kids is that they ride on the sidewalk going 20+ mph (or 17.5 mph in this case) which causes problems for pedestrians and cars exiting/entering streets.

Dinger
Dinger
17 days ago
Reply to  FritzP

Products like this are having the opposite effect considering conventional bike use has collapsed as a transportation solution for kids. It’s becoming e-mobility or no mobility. I’d rather see kids buzzing around on these instead of in the back seat of their mom’s 8,000lb SUV or not going out and interacting with other people at all.

EBike Douche
EBike Douche
20 days ago

Can we please stop marketing fire traps to kids? I get sooooo many 13-15yo dudes in the shop asking me for crap like this that will break down really fast and probably set them on fire. It’s a weird thing to do and we as an industry need to knock it off.

Dinger
Dinger
17 days ago
Reply to  EBike Douche

Another release article I saw sates that this bike’s battery and e-system are UL-2849 certified so it’s no more a fire trap than your cel phone, laptop or any other electric device we keep in our homes.

Exodux
20 days ago

I keep waiting for the day when every sidewalk and staircases are made into escalators…
Is this the direction we really want our kids to be going? fast food, electronics and ebikes…when our lifespans are into the 50’s- 60’s again, I hope we’ll all understand why.

nooner
nooner
19 days ago

Who makes a 14 X 3″ tire? QBP only stocks a 14 X 2.2″ size. Will DICKS Sporting goods fix these things when they break?

Mitch Erwen
Mitch Erwen
17 days ago

s/

Great idea! I really enjoy it when teens ride around at night, in all-black, hoodies up with ltd visibility, no lights, no helmet, and not a f*#&in’ clue about the most basic rules of the road. Makes driving so-o-o much easier. Thanks Schwinn!

Sarcasm aside, I have nearly t-boned two dipshits in the last 3 weeks because riding off the sidewalk into opposite direction traffic. My vehicle’s ABS works.

/s

Last edited 17 days ago by Mitch Erwen
Stupid
Stupid
15 days ago

I want to know who’s going to fix it. Between the weird tire size and lack of a seat post, it makes it hard to figure out who would actually work on them. We had a guy literally throw his e-scooter away because he caught a flat and the design of the scooter required the user to completely disassemble it to get at the rear axle.

Waterat
Waterat
13 days ago

Going to look pretty lame next to your buddy’s Surron.

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