1996 Schwinn Homegrown Factory Full Suspension #1

[moby]

Heyaz:

It’s been a while and I thought I’d post up some pics of my current project. It’s a 1996 Factory Fullie serial number 1.

I’m currently building it into a XC machine running an XTR 1×11 drivetrain and a Manitou MRD fork.

It’s NOS. The decals are super dry so I’ll be replacing the graphics, but the frame and shock are all brand new. What luck!

[john]

That’s pretty awesome. How did you end up with that bike?

[moby]

Just really excellent timing. I noticed it on Ebay and I think everybody else just overlooked it because there’s a bunch of frames for sale right now. This one just happened to be in my size.

[moby]

Well not sure what to do about this, but turns out the frame is a size too large for me…

[john]

There’s definitely something to be said for timing. Sorry about the frame size, though. I’d be all over it if I wasn’t in the same size boat as you.

[moby]

It’s all good; fortunately I picked it up on the cheap so no big loss. I’ma tuck it away until I grow three inches. 🙂

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