Thread: MTB with rigid fork from Schwinn
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Old 03-26-13 | 12:04 PM
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ClemY
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Bikes: Hollands Touring Bike, Schwinn mountain bike, folding bike, tandem and triple

Originally Posted by treadtread
On this forum, I keep hearing a lot of folks say that an old, rigid forked steel MTB is close to an ideal commuter. Just saw this in Performance Bike - http://www.schwinnbikes.com/bikes/mo...ns#/highlights

Thought folks here might be interested - note that this is from their Signature series, not the BSO series. Pity the drivetrain is bottom of the line ..

The alternative is to shop for an old frame and rebuild it. I got a ’86 Schwinn High Sierra. Nice steel frame. Had junk components. I tossed all that crap and rebuilt the thing from the ground up. Now it is a great bike. Would be super for commuting. Speed on a mountain bike, to me at least, is a matter of tires. Good road tires and they are plenty fast.
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