Schwinn Homegrown Factory Team - 1999

[MuchAlohaNui]

My dream bike as a 21yo lad back in 1999.

Kinda the same. Saw the first Homegrowns in 1998 in a shop in Hood River, Oregon.

Feel free to ride it if you find yourself in Southern Germany. No worries.

 

[MuchAlohaNui]

@mk one , you can ride it too. There are quite a few XC and Single Track circuits in the general area.

 

[vtwinvince]

I ordered a black hardtail frame new in '97, was a great bike until it got stolen in 2001.

 

[MuchAlohaNui]

I ordered a black hardtail frame new in '97, was a great bike until it got stolen in 2001.

Have you considered looking for another?

 

[mk one]

@mk one , you can ride it too. There are quite a few XC and Single Track circuits in the general area.

Thank you, that is very kind of you to offer

 

[vtwinvince]

Yes, a red one came up locally but I'm holding out for a black one.

 

[otherself]

Kinda the same. Saw the first Homegrowns in 1998 in a shop in Hood River, Oregon.

Feel free to ride it if you find yourself in Southern Germany. No worries.

I had this pic on my wall in 1999. x517 rims, full xtr group, wildgripper, SID fork, titec titanium post, stem and bars, 10kg all up.

 

[MuchAlohaNui]

I had this pic on my wall in 1999. x517 rims, full xtr group, wildgripper, SID fork, titec titanium post, stem and bars, 10kg all up.

The red is sweet too. This is my bike but the year before, IIRC. Decked out in the Schwinn/Toyota team livery. I'll try and find the same photo for 99'. Year 2000 and earlier were cool as heck.

Edit: found the photo:


Interestingly, Schwinn or Yeti for that matter opted to use the 1st Gen. SID fork rather than updating to the 99' SID fork as shown in the 99' catalog. Also, the green Wildgrippers look to be photoshopped there are two sets of logos per tire

 

[zannderson]

This is so great. Homegrowns are sadly under-represented here on Retrobike, and yours is great. I love that they made a headset to match the SIDs. Awesome bike.