Originally Posted by
thirdgenbird
I wanted to believe you knew, but it is hard to make those assumptions around here. The quote was more to clear up confusion others may have.
I've been tempted by those 564s by the way. any idea how it compares to a cannondale of the era?
Actually, I recently had a chance to compare. Shortly before I sold the Schwinn I did a refurbishment on a friends 1987 SR400. Both were aluminum frames with mangaloy forks (I love the word mangaloy, it sounds like something you shouldn't call mentally challenged kids anymore). And both were fairly stock other than expendables.
Anyway, compared to modern aluminum (or anything else), both were pretty bone jarring. Yeah, you can put bigger tires on them and drop the psi, but with 23mm at 100/110 I could definitely feel why aluminum got it's bad rap. I don't know the geometry of each, but the Schwinn seemed a little sportier, the SR more relaxed.
If you are used a smooth ride you are going to want to make sure bigger tires fit and find a carbon fork with a 1" steerer.