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That is a 1996 Schwinn S[9Six], not a Homegrown. You can tell from the brake cable hanger on the rear triangle. The first generation (1gen) Homegrown Sweetspot was only made in 1995 and it used a funky pivoting cable stop to actuate the rear brake.
In addition, I suspect this was the S[9Six] which used a cromoly front triangle. You can easily check that with a magnet.
Were you ever able to find more info on it?
Was it confirmed to be a team frame, or just that it was painted like one?
How tall are you?
I’m 6’1″ and ride a 19″ frame like you do. I’ll assume you’re within an inch of my height. I keep my seat much lower than you – about equal in height with my grips. Additionally, the stem you have on there is really long. Assuming you have the original 22″ wide bars, your cockpit is really tall, long and narrow – not a good combination for any comfort. I’d highly recommend lowering the seat until you have a slight bend in your knee at the bottom of the pedal stroke. Put a stem on which is under 100mm (I like around 75-80mm) and put a wider bar on with has some rise (I run 28″ wide, 1.5″ rise bars). Finally, really consider upgrading your fork. First, it doesn’t work very well, and second, it’s very short and is lowering the front of your bike even more. Install something with 100mm of travel. These changes will transfer your bike from an uncomfortable, twitchy ride, to a comfortable and stable bike you can ride all day.
Now, assuming you’re taller than 6’2″, the frame you have is simply too small. I’d recommend selling it and buying something the correct size for you. If you DO end up selling it, please let me know.
Sorry for resurrecting another old thread, but http://www.velocals.com is excellent for reproduction decals. The guy is passtionate about what he does, and it shows through in his work. He can reproduce pretty much anything out there, and did an excellent job on my PU decals. I’m currently working on getting him dimensions for flag decals. You can also contact him through wandson1 [at] msn {dot} com.
Here’s a guide:
http://www.korossy.org/stuff/Fox%20Alps.pdf
If it hasn’t been touched for 14 years, I’d say it probably needs some love.
I have a friend who’ll be contacting you.
If you don’t mind, would you please send me your email address? Mine is zk {at} korossy [dot] org.
I have one of the first generation Sweetspots as well, though mine is set up with modern bits and is a single speed.
Regarding the Fox Alps shock. They’re a good piece of kit, but they need their maintenance, and can easily eat themselves if neglected.
