I've had two Schwinn Traveler's made of True Temper main tubes (23" 1989 and still have a 25" 1986), both hefty for road bikes (the 1989 weighed in at ~26lbs), but I loved both of them.

I've had two Trek 400's made of True Temper (24" 1989 RC and 24" 1992 RC-2), and while they were lighter (I think the 1989 was 24lbs and change), I didn't really care much for either of them.


The 1989 wasn't too far off the mark. If the BB wasn't quite so flexy, and if I had junked the Suntour Edge group (clunky ratcheting front shifter, Ovaltech rings), maybe it would have grown on me. The 1992 was just unremarkable.