Very interesting thanks for the link.

as someone who has owned multiple Schwinn road bikes from the 80s, and still has an ice pink Columbus Tenax Schwinn made in Mississippi, i have a substantial interest in the story of Schwinn and the original company's ultimate demise.

a great read, if you can find it, is No Hands which is a detailed book about the decades long rise and fall of the company. Fascinating history and it delves into topics such as US labor, global economics, supply chain, innovation, and more.

anyways...

interesting bike and really interesting soft tail setup. Wonder if that will take off at all.

It's a shame that the brand name was destroyed by going almost all in on the big box retail market.
I doubt the branded will come back from that.

perhaps it would have been better to use this design for a cannondale offering?