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Whatever Happened to the Earl and Madison?

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Old 05-01-14, 07:10 PM
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Whatever Happened to the Madison?
Why did Schwinn quit production of the Madison?

I always thought this single speed was fairly popular!
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Economics.... apparently they weren't popular enough or cheap enough to produce so they got the axe from the white collared man.
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Earl's still around.

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Originally Posted by Lanovran
Earl's still around.

Earl - Trek Bicycle
$530 with a cheap two-piece steel seatpost. No wonder they don't sell a lot.
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Originally Posted by TejanoTrackie
$530 with a cheap two-piece steel seatpost. No wonder they don't sell a lot.
Yeah, I've no idea why the Earl is priced the way it is. It must be quite a premium for the built-in bottle opener.
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Originally Posted by Lanovran
Yeah, I've no idea why the Earl is priced the way it is. It must be quite a premium for the built-in bottle opener.
Meh. My hi-ten SE Draft has a bottle opener built into the saddle.
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Originally Posted by Lanovran
Earl's still around.

Earl - Trek Bicycle
Yeah, you're right!

Thank God!
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I'm more upset about them axing the T1.
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I'm more upset about them axing the T1.
We saw that coming, made in USA, then China, then nowhere now.

It was a highly underrated frame that didn't get much exposure.
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Originally Posted by TejanoTrackie
$530 with a cheap two-piece steel seatpost. No wonder they don't sell a lot.
but it has a bottle opener and a decapitated hipster with a leg tattoo and a messenger bag in the marketing photo. I would think that it would sell itself!
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Originally Posted by TejanoTrackie
$530 with a cheap two-piece steel seatpost. No wonder they don't sell a lot.
And a top tube skinnier than a pencil lead. What's up with that?
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Nashbar is selling 2010 model Madison frames.
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Aside from the branding on crap bikes sold by Target and WalMart, Schwinn is basically out of business at this point.
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That is sad.
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It really is.
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Originally Posted by SquidPuppet
And a top tube skinnier than a pencil lead. What's up with that?
Dual top tubes.
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Dual top tubes.
Ah hah. Thanks.
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