Does anyone here own one (that is willing to fess up!)? I have the chance to get a decent deal (<1500) on a 2006 fastback pro, supposedly new:
Bike got good reviews in the mags but that doesnt always mean anything.
It is tough finding any sort of deals in 48 cm and smaller bikes!
my back-up road bike is a Schwinn Peleton. For me, it has great geometry, is made from Reynolds 853, and has DA components. I love the thing and have put more miles on it than my Trek Madone.
Oh ya–and it cost quite a bit less than any other bike that came with DA.
I am probably like most here in that as a kid, we all rode Schwinn. Started with a collegiate then finally a varsity. Rode the bike back then all the time, until I became 16 and then bought my first car, a 1970 VW beetle. But before the car, rode that varsity to get places like swim team practice and to my job as a caddy at a country club. But those bikes were no comparison to what is out there now.
But as for today’s Schwinn, it too is no comparison to those years. I have a 2008 Madison fixedgear. My first fixed. When I first got it last November, it was like being a kid again and learning how to ride all over again. Fun again, that’s the key.
It is extrememley well made, albeit heavy. But that is tradition for Schwinn. But indestructable. A perfect training bike. In fact rode nothing but fixed for the last two months in order to get stronger at low aerobic effort. It is paying off.
I would recommend Schwinn. Just google for their website and products.
Also their time trial bike, the Prolouge, at around $1100, looks pretty cool. I wonder if any will be seen at the races.
I have a 2004 Schwinn Fastback Comp.
I love it. Not the best bike you can buy but probably one of THE best you can buy for the asking price.
It handles great, fast, a solid climber and a comfortable ride. I show up to a few of the local sprints with it because of the hills. Occasionally I’ll take a little ribbing from some of the “roadies” but I also get thier ribbing cause my socks don’t match my jersey…if I’m even wearing a jersey and not a technical shirt.
You can always paint it and no one will ever know.
I think mine is a Typhoon from the early 70’s. Coaster-brake makes for an exciting commute.