Schwinn Homegrown Straight 8 DH Bike For Sale!
Posted on 12. Nov, 2009 by Diesel in For Sale, The Gear Movers
1999 Schwinn Straight 8 DH Bike. Photo by J. Schware
Well ladies and gents, step on up and view this beauty! This is a one of a kind Schwinn Homegrown Straight 8 Joe Lawwill designed DH Bike. This beauty was owned and used as a spare bike by the venerable Schwinn Factory Racing team back from 1999-2000. Check out some of these pics – I mean the bike is in mint condition!
Check out the old school Rock Shox Deluxe pull shock style rear suspension – remember when these things used to just blow up? I’m telling you, this is the bike that first got me into loving DH racing and all things Mtn Biking!
Shimano Airlines System. Photo by Jordan
Theres also the old school Rock Shox World Cup 151 Boxxer Triple Crown front fork, with the matching color scheme! This was the first year Hayes Disc Brakes were available for Mtn Bikes – the beginning of trickle down technology from the moto world. Note the rear floating caliper!
Schwinn Straight 8 Cockpit! Photo by Jordan
Where can you go wrong with the full Shimano drivetrain? From the beefy XTR crank set to the 48t “For Downhill Use Only” chainring to the Shimano Airlines system. Note the special gauges below the top tube to monitor the levels of compression in the air hoses. This rig almost looks like a moto with its beefy Sun Ringle Double Wide front and rear rims with brand new 26×3.0 Nokian Gazzoloddi tires.
Even if you never got much into DH back in the day when there was some money in Mountain Biking, give this bike a once over – honesty this is a one of a kind legend!
Do you have a story about this team or this era of Mtn Biking? Let us know, Check out the video below – we dig this stuff!!
Fast Tube by Casper
Bookmarked this. Thank you for sharing. Definitely worth my time.
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Thanks for stopping by our site, stay tuned for more cool updates!
Hi, I ´m Mike and I love this bike. Is still on sale?
Thanks man!!
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Mike, thanks for checking in. Unfortunately the bike has been sold already. Please check out our Facebook and Twitter pages for more great deals!
Thanks Jordan, lucky man the man that bought this masterpiece!!!
Regards.
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This is a stab in the dark, but is that Straight still available as I do not know how old the ad is. if so, or you can direct me in the right direction as I want a mint one for my collection, not to be ridden or raced but to hung in my man cave with my other collectible Schwinn bikes, also looking for a Mint Straight 6 and a Mint 4 Banger would like a 19″ frame but would consider as small as a 17″ frame, the Bike must be either new old stock, or in perfect condition. Please call if you can help.
Thank You
Paul Robbins
781-784-7776
Hey Paul,
Thanks for checking in with our blog! Unfortunately the bike is not available anymore. We sold it to a collector in AU. It was a sweet ride with the airlines system. Please check back often to our eBay store for more deals like this. We sell our inventory on consignment and get some random items in all the time. Check it out and save us as a favorite: http://stores.ebay.com/The-GEAR-Movement
Cheers,
J