japollner
12-01-07, 12:04 PM
http://photos-959.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sctm/v158/14/87/11011959/n11011959_33154180_1649.jpg
A friend converted it....what is it?
A friend converted it....what is it?
Classic & Vintage - What Schwinn is this? (Photo of Fixie inside)
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Scooper
12-01-07, 12:24 PM
Are you sure it's a conversion? From what's showing, it looks like a Madison. The Madison is a track bike with flip-flop rear hub (and brakes).
roccobike
12-01-07, 02:59 PM
I'm not sure about the bike, but is that one of Santa's elves working on it?:D
Old Fat Guy
12-01-07, 03:14 PM
Are you sure it's a conversion? From what's showing, it looks like a Madison. The Madison is a track bike with flip-flop rear hub (and brakes).+1.
That's not a 'conversion', it's what we old codgers call a 'track bike'.
edit: I guess 'conversion' means removing the brakes. Must be a generational thing...
That's not a 'conversion', it's what we old codgers call a 'track bike'.
edit: I guess 'conversion' means removing the brakes. Must be a generational thing...
Carbon Based
12-01-07, 03:14 PM
I'm not sure about the bike, but is that one of Santa's elves working on it?:D
Looks more like a member of team Zissou
Looks more like a member of team Zissou
Bikedued
12-01-07, 03:16 PM
It's the texting elf!,,,,BD
pastorbobnlnh
12-01-07, 03:27 PM
It's the texting elf!,,,,BD
texting hipster elf! ;)
texting hipster elf! ;)
marengo
12-01-07, 03:28 PM
Yup, that's a bone stock new Madison.
http://www.schwinnbike.com/products/bikes_detail.php?id=724
http://www.schwinnbike.com/products/bikes_detail.php?id=724
Bikedued
12-01-07, 03:38 PM
texting hipster elf! ;)
Yes, but only if he was wearing the hat in June, lol.,,,,BD
Yes, but only if he was wearing the hat in June, lol.,,,,BD
dannyg1
12-02-07, 01:46 PM
Yes, but only if he was wearing the hat in June, lol.,,,,BD
Ahh, so: Balding, texting hipster elf?
Danny
Ahh, so: Balding, texting hipster elf?
Danny
japollner
12-02-07, 03:34 PM
Ahh, I was gonna say.
The decals screamed C&V but I saw the track ends and thought "I dont remember Schwinn ever making a track frame way back when...
The decals screamed C&V but I saw the track ends and thought "I dont remember Schwinn ever making a track frame way back when...
el twe
12-02-07, 03:41 PM
It's modeled after the Madison of the 80s, a lower-end alternative to the Paramount track, which has been around since at least the 30s.
Grand Bois
12-02-07, 03:44 PM
I wouldn't call the new Madison a track bike. It's more like a road bike that resembles a track bike in some ways.
Bikedued
12-02-07, 04:06 PM
What puzzles me is that Schwinn picked the most unattractive(IMO) decal design from days gone by. The late eighties would have looked better, or even late seventies. All I can think of when I see that bike is
the 84-85 Schwinn Sprint I had a couple of years ago.,,,,BD
the 84-85 Schwinn Sprint I had a couple of years ago.,,,,BD
yellowjeep
12-02-07, 04:21 PM
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/6127/26001largeln5.jpg
The new paint is oh so much better. Plus chrome.
The new paint is oh so much better. Plus chrome.
Bikedued
12-02-07, 04:25 PM
Yep, late seventies early eighties. It is "oh so much better"!!,,,,BD
Now all they need to do is make a Super Le Tour 7.2. :D
Now all they need to do is make a Super Le Tour 7.2. :D
cudak888
12-02-07, 04:38 PM
Yep, late seventies early eighties. It is "oh so much better"!!,,,,BD
Are you kidding? The new downtube Schwinn logo screams (as another forum member put it well) "Life After Disco." Honestly, it resembles stylized industrial stencils. Unfortunately, Schwinn never did make a better '70s-era scheme other then the Paramount DT lettering variant. The '60s noodle scheme is great, except for the fact that they wouldn't fit the look of either of these bikes.
Speaking of schemes from the era, Dave Moulton's takes the prize, IMHO. Never seen a D/T logo I like better either.
Incidentally, if Schwinn really wanted to get into that faux era look for all those fixie riders wallowing in an era that they never lived in, but embrace anyway (heck, I'm caught in it as well, and have no desire to get out), how about some matching light blue bar tape?
-Kurt
Are you kidding? The new downtube Schwinn logo screams (as another forum member put it well) "Life After Disco." Honestly, it resembles stylized industrial stencils. Unfortunately, Schwinn never did make a better '70s-era scheme other then the Paramount DT lettering variant. The '60s noodle scheme is great, except for the fact that they wouldn't fit the look of either of these bikes.
Speaking of schemes from the era, Dave Moulton's takes the prize, IMHO. Never seen a D/T logo I like better either.
Incidentally, if Schwinn really wanted to get into that faux era look for all those fixie riders wallowing in an era that they never lived in, but embrace anyway (heck, I'm caught in it as well, and have no desire to get out), how about some matching light blue bar tape?
-Kurt
yellowjeep
12-02-07, 04:41 PM
I was thinking an aero spoke and chopping the bars..... ah never mind.
RFC
12-06-07, 10:45 AM
I just picked up a 2007 Schwinn Madison and, well, it's a blast. On my medium/54cm frame, the angles are twitchy, responsive, and fun (S-74.5, H-74.5). I have been riding it singlespeed on my suburban road bike routes and it has added a whole new dimension to the workout. The 2008 paint is nice, but Schwinn has tamed down the angles for that model.