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Awesome site. I used to wrench until I wrenched my way into the corporate world. I was organizing my basement and I realized I had enough parts from my shop days to add another steed to my stable, all I needed was a good ebay frame. I wanted to see if I could do this without buying a part (Pedals, Cables & Rubber excluded) for at least the initial build. My Tomato Red homegrown hardtail was the frame I chose. Partially out of my love for Yeti and some good memories of an awesome factory homegrown one of my shopmates rode back in 1998.
Awesome site. I used to wrench until I wrenched my way into the corporate world. I was organizing my basement and I realized I had enough parts from my shop days to add another steed to my stable, all I needed was a good ebay frame. I wanted to see if I could do this without buying a part (Pedals, Cables & Rubber excluded) for at least the initial build. My Tomato Red homegrown hardtail was the frame I chose. Partially out of my love for Yeti and some good memories of an awesome factory homegrown one of my shopmates rode back in 1998.
I am eagerly awaiting its arrival and will post pics as I build. Since I am limited to the parts I have, it is going to be unique, you don’t see too many blue SRAM hubs today! My long time friend Rich at the Tenafly Bicycle Workshop will be assisting me in the challenge.
I love the lure and the confusion associated with these bikes. I can’t wait to ride one again (its been 12 years) and am proud to be a new owner of a Homegrown!
i remmember those bleu sram hubs…but good on ya, cant go wrong with any of those frames, what forks are u planing on ?im building up a 99 factory and i have a pare of the last sid with 28 mm stanchions dont know wich year they are, but think should try to get them back to 60 mm travel opose to 80 mm, dont quite like that chopper feel !
I will be running a 2001 80mm Bomber cause that’s all I’ve got sitting around. I will probably eventually go to a newer SID w/ adjustable travel.
Frame just arrived in really good condition. I might have to buy some parts, it is virtually brand new minus the removal of schwinn decals. Dilemas Dilemas.
Tacked her up tonight. I had a 26.8 Ritchie comp post but it seems just a hair too thick. We checked the tube and it is not ovalized. Anyone else encounter this? The caliper read 26.6. Don’t know how long I can live with that fork, not sure its worth a rebuild. Turned out to be a much cleaner looking build than I thought. I like it as a 1×9.
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