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That is a cool color. I was reading the story, and didn’t think I’d like the color until I saw the pictures. I am partial to BBB but that is very nice!
That’s a nice frame. Always good to find NOS stuff. That way when you ride it, you will have a story for each of the scratches.
Switched the stem to an NOS shiny Control Tech, and the seatpost to a real nice USE suspension. Now I’m finished with it.
Got me two of those too. Super light. Here’s a pic of the one I bought last year and restored. Lotsa NOS XT parts used.
John, Thanks for fixing the pictures. I did notice they were broken and wondered why. Since I built my above bike I haven’t had time to take even 1 ride yet. I have test ridden my other 2 mountain bikes I built this year. The 97 Homegrown Factory HT and the 97 Project Underground thermoplastic. I actually like the way the PU rode better, but it could be the fork travel on the HF is 100mm and I’m used to 80mm.
I bought my bike last year and paid right around $350 (I don’t remember exactly) with a crazy $150 shipping which brought it to $500 that I wanted to spend. I knew I didn’t want to spend more than $500 because I knew I would have to put around $1000 into it to get it how I wanted it. The only thing left on the bike that wasn’t replaced was the handlebar, the hubs, the front and rear derailleur, and the crankset. Everything else replaced with period correct NOS XT stuff. I probably have around $1400 or $1500 into the bike and would be lucky to get $500 out of it, but I will never sell it. Personally I love these old Schwinn bikes, but am realistic about what the average guy would spend for them. I have much more $$ into my bikes than I could ever get out of them. It’s a very small market for these old bikes, most people want the latest on the market. I do sell some used parts on Ebay, but just to get stuff out of the garage. I am not in it to make money although sometimes I come out ahead enough to help finance a new project.
