Originally Posted by
Horochar
Perhaps file this under "who cares, anyhow?" based on the general disdain bike folks have for vintage aluminum bikes, but... Here's my 1991 Schwinn 594, the last USA made bike they made. It's very light, fast as hell and joy to ride, listed in the catalog as a triathlon bike and designed by the famous Paramount Design Group. So to my question: is this a rare variant or even prototype, insofar as the rear brake cabling goes through the frame?? Catalog images and every picture I found online has the cable on the outside. Any info. would be appreciated.
[Correction - 1990, not 1991, according to date code on head badge. Post titles not editable.]
Not a lot of respect for them, but they're super fun, light enough and fast. I know a kid who painted one white, custom decals, and raced it vs. carbon bikes and everyone thought it was carbon, too. Biggest drawback was the quill seat post required, in my opinion.