Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Schwinn Madison love

There's been a little talk about the Schwinn Madison recently but I feel there should be more.

Now that my Kilo Club membership card has been revoked, I'd like this thread to be a gathering place for Maddy owners to post pics and make fun of each others' bikes until we all get kicked off the forum. (I'm kidding).

Here's mine:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v166/scrodzilla/maddy9.jpg

http://kunaljanu.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/thing-called-love.jpg

beautiful

Hot Cat Scrod.
Your build makes me want to get a Madison as a new frameset

I WANT MINE BACK NOW THAT ITS COOL (notallcaps)

damn! very nice.

She's a pretty one...
Do you still have your 'scrambled egg' Kilo TT?

:lol:

I do, but I'll most likely be selling it soon.

It looks really nice. Btw what size is your kilo tt?

53

http://images.icanhascheezburger.com/completestore/2008/3/15/awwshucks128501001857968750.jpg

cross-post from schwinn sprint thread:

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d7/k4drd/Bicycles/Schwinn%20Publ%20Pages/85ltwt26med.jpg

That is mine.... an original 1986 Schwinn Madison. Made with mild Columbus Tenax tubing. Only drawback is it it can't take tires larger than 25c but who cares - its my first FG bike acquisition! ;-)

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Im really not a fan of the madison ( two tone color scheme on the frame, stock components are kind of bottom of the barrel and its on the high weight end for a track bike). That being said, I have heard only good things. I like that old white model, they should have went back to that for 2010.

The reissue was inspired by the 1980s Madison, which interestingly enough, was sold as the last of the great Chicago Schwinns even though the factory closed about 1982!

I owned one for a bit, it was alright for what I paid , but meh I found better. No love from me on the madison. Im sorry Scrod:(.

My brief days with the madison (don't worry it found a great new home):

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/8441/dscf4089v.jpg
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/8513/dscf4094c.jpg

scrod, what is your front brake setup? i have the same bars as you and i like how your brake lever looks on them, as well as the entire front brake.

Thanks! Click my Velosoace link. All the info is there.

I'd do dirty things to that Scrod's Maddy.

sold mine last year and i miss it.

stripped fork
campy aero post
thomson stem
t2 tt bars
arundel tape
brooks b17 champ special
polished veeps

shoulda took better pics while i still had it =(
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3249/4556969812_5139412b2f_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3033/4556969164_e735cdcc1d_o.jpg

I like your Madison about 10x as much as I liked your Kilo. This shade of blue is really complemented by all the white; it looks great.

So now if I buy your frame I won't be as cool... damnit.

I like your Madison about 10x as much as I liked your Kilo. This shade of blue is really complemented by all the white; it looks great.

Agreed (and thanks)! My gold Kilo with all the white/silver parts was really nice but I think my blue Madison looks even better. More importantly, it fits me better and isn't quite so flexy underneath me. It may be heavier, but it feels much more solid.

So now if I buy your frame I won't be as cool... damnit.

Why not? Kilo TTs are still damn good bikes. I just happen to like my Madison better.

Why not? Kilo TTs are still damn good bikes. I just happen to like my Madison better.


I'm just joking around. Did you post the 35c photos?

2007 (apparently hard to find?) white maddy. REAL track geometry :D

before tape and other components
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4305745592_860ea8e2e8.jpg

after first upgrades
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4380703909_2e3277112b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4381460284_b8b974a496.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2755/4380703845_7ae23ebfcb.jpg

I got this bike a while ago with the intention of riding it on the track. after i got the bike and rode the hell out of it i saw that there was a lot of criticism about it (especially as an actual TRACK bike) so i decided to upgrade it towards more of a street feel.

i have half come to the conclusion that since i am a big guy, this bike should be okay for me as entry level track racing. i just dont like the thought of being laughed off the track :/ but AYHSMB.

current upgrades:
surly cog
dura ace lockring (formula one stripped)
profile design pursuits with fizik tape and cane creek tt lever
thompson elite seatpost and stem
black gr-9s with christophes and exustar straps

very near future upgrades:
clipless pedals and shoes
dura ace 7600 cranks (already purchased)
track drops
some kind of 144 bcd 50 or 51t chainring (recommendations?)
moar cogs

proof that i roll mad deep.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2783/4518841933_78b1d8378b.jpg

haha i actually started a bike club at my university, so this is about half of the club. i took the picture but my bikes leaning against my buddy.

The cool thing about the baby blue madisons is that they're completely chromed. My friend stripped his, and it looks BALLIN!

proof that i roll mad deep.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2783/4518841933_78b1d8378b.jpg

haha i actually started a bike club at my university, so this is about half of the club. i took the picture but my bikes leaning against my buddy.

That's awesome.

I'm just joking around. Did you post the 35c photos?

I need to bring my frame to work and pull a wheel off a bike that has 35s on it. Things are pretty hectic so far this week but I'll do it soon.

The cool thing about the baby blue madisons is that they're completely chromed.

I originally wanted to strip the paint but the blue grew on me real quick. I love it.

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_NMXjy4Rkh8I/S7uUUuN7foI/AAAAAAAAAGA/iMgcf8g_aSA/s800/2010-04-06%2010.24.48.jpg
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_NMXjy4Rkh8I/S7uUVH0q94I/AAAAAAAAAGE/ShMHMlQ-p8c/s800/2010-04-06%2010.29.08.jpg
my 2009 madison :love:

Mad son!

Great bike. Here you go:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/RCopple/SchwinnMadison5.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/RCopple/SchwinnMadison4JPG.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/RCopple/SchwinnMadison3.jpg

Ah, another '07! :D

Are there really only a small handful of us here?

I really want one now, haha! Either a Madison or Bianchi Pista as my next frame

**** a Pista!

nycbikesnob once insulted the madison and its never been the same :(

but i rode around my hood tonight on it (i have a week off from school so it was a welcome home ride) and my endomondo (http://www.endomondo.com, add to your phone then add me!) said i did 12 miles in 30 minutes, averaging 26 mph. buuuuull poop, more like 9 miles at 18 mph...

Dude.. it's just Bikesnob. That was in the Scattante article right?

I remember that. He took a pic of a blue Madison locked to something and made some comment about how he didn't feel so bad about what he was riding (or something) right?

Nice bike! Love the tires, I need some like that!
Do you like it better than your Kilo? I do.

Here is my last picture. It now has speedplay zero pedals and Nitto bullhorns with the same black leather tape and Conti GP4000 25c tires

http://light-bikes.com/BikePhotos/web_pics/madison/madison_08_20_09.JPG

Thanks DB! Some people have complained about how heavy Madisons are but I like it WAY better than my Kilo. It just feels better - the geo, size, sturdiness, etc.

I also dig that it's kind of an 'oddball' bike.

She's a pretty one...
Do you still have your 'scrambled egg' Kilo TT?

I'm pretty sure it was a creamsicle. "Scrambled eggs" sounds more like a certain Windsor hour...

:lol:

I'm kinda waiting for you to come up with something snarky regarding my Madison.

Around 1980, I was stealing my brother's Traveler on a regular basis. I have nothing against Schwinn.

And welcome to the other side.

The "other side" of Bikes Direct?

No. Do I need to edit that to say "Welcome to the other site"?

http://artfiles.art.com/5/p/LRG/11/1148/1PUM000Z/roy-lichtenstein-ohhh--alright---1964.jpg

I've been lurking there for quite a while.

It's like bf.net was, many years ago.

It is my belief that Schwinn has hired some cool people to design bikes that were actually able to sneak one past the powers that be that insist on selling Wal-mart quality bikes. That the paint job wasn't some overdone skate board theme with humongous SCHWINN logos all over the place is just amazing.

And thanks to a higher power they didn't put a crotch polisher on it like this:

http://gallery.mtbr.com/data/mtbr/1182/felt_fixie.JPG