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slow_v6_stang
06-17-2007, 09:46 PM
i love schwinn

these are just some bikes ive had (notice a trend)
-01 schwinn mesa disc
-01 schwinn moab 1
-01 schwinn fastback factory
-98 schwinn moab 2

well i got the moab 1 frame soon after schwinn bit the dust in late '01/early '02 and built it up as a single speed. have always wanted a homegrown limited frame but could never find one. i looked on ebay religiously, posted WTB ads, etc with no luck. came across this frame on ebay, brand new never ridden never built up.

http://a763.g.akamai.net/7/763/1644/v002/app.infopia.com/img/image/fp/VPID/3267716/img002/img.jpg

and it will be going on this bike...

http://i16.tinypic.com/6cpepzt.jpg


sorry for the somewhat useless thread...just had to share my excitedness :o:
ThePriceSeliger
06-17-2007, 09:54 PM
My friend has a homegrown sitting in his garage, and I have another friend who doesn't ride his.
slow_v6_stang
06-17-2007, 10:00 PM
damn it, now that i look at the pic...it doesnt have the homegrown sticker on the top tube

i spose its impossible to find a place to buy these now-a-days eh?
ThePriceSeliger
06-17-2007, 10:09 PM
damn it, now that i look at the pic...it doesnt have the homegrown sticker on the top tube

i spose its impossible to find a place to buy these now-a-days eh?

Just have to look around.
slow_v6_stang
06-18-2007, 12:35 AM
Just have to look around.

any idea of where to start
MMcG
06-18-2007, 08:12 AM
Nice pimpin gold color too!
MMcG
06-18-2007, 08:13 AM
does that model take one of those ICBM headsets that Schwinn used for a year or two? If so, you can still get them from Cane Creek - just thought I'd pass that along.
slow_v6_stang
06-18-2007, 11:53 AM
does that model take one of those ICBM headsets that Schwinn used for a year or two? If so, you can still get them from Cane Creek - just thought I'd pass that along.

this frame came with a headset, but that is good to know, i'll probably buy a couple so for years ahead im not stuck looking for a headset somewhere.
slow_v6_stang
06-23-2007, 03:20 PM
the frame came today...and here is the new improved Moab 1 to Homegrown Limited conversion :biggrin:

http://i13.tinypic.com/61oci21.jpg

http://i11.tinypic.com/53ibwxy.jpg
MMcG
06-23-2007, 06:11 PM
And do you notice a difference? Is it lighter? Anything else that you notice?

Damn the legs on that Vicious fork look mighty thin!
Mr Tiles
06-25-2007, 02:04 PM
that's a nice looking bike
reflux
06-26-2007, 04:25 PM
And do you notice a difference? Is it lighter? Anything else that you notice?
Ditto, curious minds want to know. I remember hearing, "back in the day" of course, that these frames had a very smooth ride for being aluminum.
slow_v6_stang
06-28-2007, 12:09 PM
And do you notice a difference? Is it lighter? Anything else that you notice?

Damn the legs on that Vicious fork look mighty thin!

i think its lighter...but then again that could all be in my head. i have a road bike w/ the 2001 n'litened platinum label super butted frame and have always wanted a mountain bike frame. kinda cool to have the best of the last, ya know?

as far as the fork goes, ive had no problems (and i weigh 205lbs). i used to have a surly 1x1 fork and took it off 4 stairs and it bent pretty good (looked like a chopper, lol)

that's a nice looking bike

thanks

Ditto, curious minds want to know. I remember hearing, "back in the day" of course, that these frames had a very smooth ride for being aluminum.

i like em a lot. i dont think anyone will ever be able to get me to ride anything but a pre-02 schwinn
reflux
07-02-2007, 06:47 PM
i like em a lot. i dont think anyone will ever be able to get me to ride anything but a pre-02 schwinn
Good to know, thanks. For the record, I feel the same way about a nice steel frame. My project ss bike is based on a 2002 (or is it 2003?) Sycip frame, and it's looking to come out nice. We'll see though...