Schwinn Madison love
12-24-10, 09:06 AM
#476
Your cog is slipping.
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Looks great!
12-24-10, 11:45 AM
#478
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12-24-10, 11:53 AM
#479
Your cog is slipping.
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Lilc (and anyone else interested) - Classic Schwinn head badges here for 8 bucks each:
https://www.hyper-formance.com/parts.htm
(scroll down until you find 'em)
https://www.hyper-formance.com/parts.htm
(scroll down until you find 'em)
12-24-10, 05:39 PM
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here it is!!!!!!
it cleaned up very nice, and fits me perfect too!
i took it for its first ride yesterday and it is soooo smooth! and of course fast!
its was all original except the tires and the bar tape, even the brake cables said "schwinn 4 15 85"! i rewrapped the bars in white, and added the white vittorias. im going to change the chainring and cog from the original 50x16 to 49x17 and i am thinking about changing the saddle to a white selle italia turbo.
here are a couple pics, i will post some more soon.
i took it for its first ride yesterday and it is soooo smooth! and of course fast! its was all original except the tires and the bar tape, even the brake cables said "schwinn 4 15 85"! i rewrapped the bars in white, and added the white vittorias. im going to change the chainring and cog from the original 50x16 to 49x17 and i am thinking about changing the saddle to a white selle italia turbo.
here are a couple pics, i will post some more soon.
12-24-10, 08:12 PM
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Very nice! It looks really clean. I love the mid-eighties Schwinn lugged Tenax frames.
12-24-10, 08:32 PM
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it cleaned up very nice, and fits me perfect too! i took it for its first ride yesterday and it is soooo smooth! and of course fast!
its was all original except the tires and the bar tape, even the brake cables said "schwinn 4 15 85"! i rewrapped the bars in white, and added the white vittorias. im going to change the chainring and cog from the original 50x16 to 49x17 and i am thinking about changing the saddle to a white selle italia turbo.
here are a couple pics, i will post some more soon.
i took it for its first ride yesterday and it is soooo smooth! and of course fast! its was all original except the tires and the bar tape, even the brake cables said "schwinn 4 15 85"! i rewrapped the bars in white, and added the white vittorias. im going to change the chainring and cog from the original 50x16 to 49x17 and i am thinking about changing the saddle to a white selle italia turbo.
here are a couple pics, i will post some more soon.
i encourage switching out the original saddle if the one on it isnt too great for your ass, black/white turbo reissue would look great as you said.
it is in extremely good condition from what i can tell, please leave as original as possible. NICE BIKE!
12-25-10, 08:20 AM
#483
Your cog is slipping.
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Wow. That's a ****ing nice bike.
12-25-10, 11:53 AM
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Not my bike or my size so in case one of you is looking for a blue Maddy in size "XL":
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/bik/2122786118.html
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/bik/2122786118.html
12-25-10, 06:40 PM
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Makes me want to hunt down an original maddy now! Well, I'll find myself a nice vintage frame eventually, but now that I've seen that Madison, I'll definitely be looking harder at Schwinn's
12-26-10, 12:42 PM
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Only madison on ebay right now...
https://cgi.ebay.com/Schwinn-Madison-...#ht_500wt_1156
looks like your size scrod...
https://cgi.ebay.com/Schwinn-Madison-...#ht_500wt_1156
looks like your size scrod...
12-26-10, 01:37 PM
#488
Your cog is slipping.
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Holy balls!
12-27-10, 03:40 PM
#489
don't door me bro!
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redundant posting removed.
Last edited by Oramas; 12-27-10 at 03:41 PM. Reason: someone posted ebay link for scrod already
12-28-10, 10:45 PM
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Rode my Madison today and flipped it over to the fixed side for the first time since I got it. Wow, what a quiet bike. It also made it through some ice and slush without incident. There was a little fishtailing, but it stayed on track.
I'm going to leave it on the fixed side for awhile until I get more used to it. I had a long stretch of perfect pavement and really let it loose and it is so different from what I'm used to. One thing I noticed is it is much harder to get the second foot into the straps! Took me a couple of tries and now it is much easier. Think I'm going to try the Catalinas, they look like they would be much easier due to their stiffness.
Riding fixed is pretty cool. I have lots to learn, but so far so good.
I'm going to leave it on the fixed side for awhile until I get more used to it. I had a long stretch of perfect pavement and really let it loose and it is so different from what I'm used to. One thing I noticed is it is much harder to get the second foot into the straps! Took me a couple of tries and now it is much easier. Think I'm going to try the Catalinas, they look like they would be much easier due to their stiffness.
Riding fixed is pretty cool. I have lots to learn, but so far so good.
12-28-10, 11:59 PM
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Just bought an 87 Madison in amazing condition... Just needs the binding bolt for the seatpost and some pedals. It's late right now so the light isn't very good for pictures but I have the picture that was posted from the ad.
12-29-10, 02:42 AM
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The seatpost is 26.4. Never cared much for the stock laprade seatpost so I replaced it with an Origin8 on my 1986 Schwinn Madison. That made a difference in my ride.
The Columbus Tenax tubing of the era is nothing special but its still a relatively light bike. You can only go as big as 25c on vintage Madisons. I run Michelin Carbon Krylion on mine.
The Columbus Tenax tubing of the era is nothing special but its still a relatively light bike. You can only go as big as 25c on vintage Madisons. I run Michelin Carbon Krylion on mine.
12-29-10, 10:09 AM
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Gah! I've been eyeballing Madisons recently, really digging the feel of the ones you guys have been posting but did anyone else throw up in their mouth when they saw the 2011 models? I mean, WTF?
I suppose I'll keep looking for used auctions, etc.
I suppose I'll keep looking for used auctions, etc.
12-29-10, 10:11 AM
#495
Your cog is slipping.
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The 2011 Madisons are hideous. I don't even like thinking about it.
12-29-10, 10:25 AM
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I thought the all red one was worth looking at. The white/purple/yellow! OMG, that is ugly.
Did anyone see Schwinn's new flax fiber, biodegradable bike? Translucent tubes allow for lights to be placed inside the frame for a light show, powered by a dyno hub. Coolness!
Did anyone see Schwinn's new flax fiber, biodegradable bike? Translucent tubes allow for lights to be placed inside the frame for a light show, powered by a dyno hub. Coolness!
12-29-10, 12:02 PM
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The seatpost is 26.4. Never cared much for the stock laprade seatpost so I replaced it with an Origin8 on my 1986 Schwinn Madison. That made a difference in my ride.
The Columbus Tenax tubing of the era is nothing special but its still a relatively light bike. You can only go as big as 25c on vintage Madisons. I run Michelin Carbon Krylion on mine.
The Columbus Tenax tubing of the era is nothing special but its still a relatively light bike. You can only go as big as 25c on vintage Madisons. I run Michelin Carbon Krylion on mine.
01-02-11, 01:44 AM
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Ahem, I know this isn't a for sale thread, but I saw that people are looking for them. My '09 black and yellow medium is for sale on ebay if anyones interested. 10inenko is user name. Sorry mods if this isn't allowed I was just trying to help!
01-02-11, 04:31 PM
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Hmm that's strange. According to this 86 and 87 Schwinn catalog it says the Madison had the 26.6 SR CRE-100 seatpost... but I just looked at my bike and it has an SR laprade seat post. I thought it was an 87 because of the suede saddle but now I'm not so sure. Oh and there are 28c tires currently on the bike.
Oh one more thing... The fixed cog is 16 teeth with the chain ring being 50 teeth. That gear ratio seems a little high... should I change it?
01-02-11, 09:35 PM
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The specs say 26.6 but it really takes a 26.4 seatpost. That's what I have on my vintage Schwinn Madison.
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