Schwinn Homegrown turned freeride - Page 2

hugefeet · #16 02-27.-2004

I actually turned my 1999 schwinn homegrown (bassboat green baby) into a freeride machine (sids to Z1's). The bike was awesome but mine didn't have disc mounts which was a problem for a freeride bike. I wouldn't turn the 2001 into a freeride bike b/c of the newer n'lightened tubing it just wouldn't be strong enough the older one could take it...hell they used that frame for the trials team so it had to be pretty strong. The homegrowns were such kickass XC bikes.

Ghr7891 · #17 02-27.-2004

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Originally posted by hugefeet
I actually turned my 1999 schwinn homegrown (bassboat green baby) into a freeride machine (sids to Z1's). The bike was awesome but mine didn't have disc mounts which was a problem for a freeride bike. I wouldn't turn the 2001 into a freeride bike b/c of the newer n'lightened tubing it just wouldn't be strong enough the older one could take it...hell they used that frame for the trials team so it had to be pretty strong. The homegrowns were such kickass XC bikes.

Well I have officially decided to sell the Homegrown on the classifieds section and mtbr.com classifieds. But I have also decided that I would like to take a look at some freeride hardtails for under a grand, I would like something more versatile then the bighit, somehting that would get me uphill and go down well.

przemekp · #18 03-03.-2004

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Originally posted by Ghr7891
I have been thinking a lot lately (thats unusual for me) and when I started mountain biking in 2001 I was totally into xc riding. I used to go out every night rain or shine and ride for a couple hours. Needless to say that got old fast, and after a while I started hitting harder and harder trails until I was riding terrain that was more suited to freeriding and downhilling. This fall after I crashed my bike on a fairly technical trail I started looking into fs free ride bikes. (dont worry there is a point coming) After I went to the LBS and test rided a few I realized that full suspension just wasn't the way to go for me (a combination of geometry and price) so I started checking out free ride hard tails. Those were ok but I realized that I would rather just upgrade my Schwinn Homegrown. So now I am puting together a parts list to make my shwinn the Ultimate" freeride hardtail. I am putting on disc brakes and a freeride wheel set, I am also going to put on a freeride fork, stem handlebars, etc.

So what do you think? Do you think I can pull it off?

P.S. How do I know what size tires are the biggest that will fit in my frame.

HI!
If you think about FR bike, forget about tuning up your homegrown.
Let it live...

Ghr7891 · #19 03-03.-2004

This is about when I decided to just build myself a freeride bike and to leave my poor Homegrown alone.

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