Schwinn Fastback Comp

WindyG

Treated myself with a new bike after getting frustrated with the Viking Roma I had.
Full spec at the bottom, changes from standard are pedals and a Charge Spoon saddle also removed the chainring guard and fitted shorter Blackspire bolts. Totally loving the bike the 105 kit seems very slick and the bike overall weight is good enough for me at 9.4kgs, having carbon forks does soak up the harsh roads for sure.









Frame - Schwinn Fastback Triple-Butted Smooth-Welded Aluminum
Forks - Schwinn Fastback Carbon with Alloy steerer
Rear Derailleur - Shimano 105
Front Derailleur - Shimano 105
Shifters - Shimano 105 18 Speed
Chainset - Suntour NCX Compact 50/34t
Bottom Bracket - Suntour External Bearing
Chain - KMC DX10, 10-speed
Freewheel - Shimano 105, 11-28t, 10-speed
Headset - FSA Integrated, 1 1/8"
Stem - Schwinn S1 Road Alloy, 31.8
Handlebars - Schwinn S1 Road Alloy, 31.8
Front Brake - Schwinn Cold-forged Alloy Caliper
Rear Brake - Schwinn Cold-forged Alloy Caliper
Brake Levers - Shimano 105
Rims A-Class - ALX295R doublewall 20 Hole (F), 24 Hole (R)
Front Hub - A-Class ALX295R 20 Hole
Rear Hub - A-Class ALX295R 24 Hole
Spokes - Aero stainless black
Tyres - Continental Ultra Sport, 700 x 23c
Saddle - Charge Spoom
Seatpost - Schwinn S1 Road Carbon Wrap, 27.2 x 350

I7 Extreme

i hope you lock that up when its in that shed because that lock could be cut through in 5 seconds.
http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/b ... ves-37340/

WindyG

That's not the bike shed, just a storage shed I have a workshop behind the camera where all the bikes are with a much better lock and alarmed and to get to that there are 2 sets of 6 foot fences and gates to get through plus floodlighting, I am a bit paranoid security wise.

I7 Extreme

that's great to hear, if everyone was that prepared there wouldn't be any bike robberies from homes

notlongnow

Don't see many of those about great spec too

WindyG

They are owned by the same company that own Cannondale, it's basically the same frame as a CAAD but not as tidy around the welds.
The choice was a Cannondale CAAD 8 Tiagra or the Schwinn I prefered the 105 spec over the Tiagra and it was cheaper.

starside

WindyG

sorry for resurrecting this thread, but I am looking at one of these at the moment (quite a heavy discount at Pauls Cycles).. I just have a couple of questions:

Does this have long reach brakes, so that guards can be fitted?
Does it have rear rack mounts on the seat stays?
Does it have the threaded holes for guards and rack down by the rear cassette?

thanks
PC

WindyG

Sorry it doesn't have any of the above so no guards or racks can be fitted, wrong type of bike for that kind of use.

RideOnTime

tring aling a ding-dong

WindyG

RideOnTime wrote:

tring aling a ding-dong

eh thanks I guess :-)

seaain.gray

>> They are owned by the same company that own Cannondale, it's basically the
>> same frame as a CAAD but not as tidy around the welds.

Ummm... no. Sorry, but no.

navrig2

seaain.gray said:

>> They are owned by the same company that own Cannondale, True, Dorel Industries

it's basically the same frame as a CAAD but not as tidy around the welds.

Ummm... no. Sorry, but no.