MSYT
Retro Guru
Hey folks. Here’s a shiny purple bike for you;
My 1992 Schwinn Series 90 PDG
I picked this frame up years ago. It was shiny and purple and the dropped chainstay looked cool. Then I did a bit of research and realised it was actually a very nicely spec’d bike. In 92 I believe it was Schwinn’s top offering. Tange Prestige tubing, Ritchey, Suntour XC Pro and Campagnolo. A really really nice bike. So… I thought I’d start collecting or looking for the Suntour group and oh boy was that an eye opener. How much does that go for?!
Well a year or two passed and I got a bit bored looking for XC Pro so I grabbed one of my XT groups and built it with that:
1992 Schwinn Series 90 PDG - Vintage Mountain Bike Build - Retro Bike Rebuild
I loved how it rode and looked but for some reason I thought I needed a rebuild so last year (I think) I rebuilt it with a bit of purple. I built up a purple Hope Ti wheelset, found some purple bars, whacked in some new Magura HS33 and then mixed up the drivetrain with a XC Pro front mech, XTR rear and XC Pro crankset… which then got changed for a Middleburn with purple spider and rings.
Upgrading My Schwinn With Some Retro Bike Bling - Vintage Mountain Bike Build
That brings me to yesterday where I stripped the bike down again and rebuilt it with a slightly mismatched XC Pro MD group. I haven’t ridden it yet but I’m crossing my fingers that the Suntour cassette is still in good condition.
The group came with 7 speed shifters, brake levers, cantis (rear SE), front derailleur, MD crankset, MD rear derailleur and a 8 speed MD wheelset. The wheelset had a mismatched rim on the front so the first thing I did was find a matching rim and rebuild that wheel. The crankset was pretty beat up too. The ND arm was basically black. All the coating had been worn off just on the top face but it polished up pretty well. The DS was better but I ended up replacing the middle ring and the outer ring with a NOS MD ring just so I could have the sticker. I’ve also decided not to use the Suntour cantis because the bike was originally spec’d with 987s so… I fitted a set of NOS. Oh and some Panaracers.
No video for that yet. I need some dry weather to get some riding footage but here’s some pics.
My 1992 Schwinn Series 90 PDG
I picked this frame up years ago. It was shiny and purple and the dropped chainstay looked cool. Then I did a bit of research and realised it was actually a very nicely spec’d bike. In 92 I believe it was Schwinn’s top offering. Tange Prestige tubing, Ritchey, Suntour XC Pro and Campagnolo. A really really nice bike. So… I thought I’d start collecting or looking for the Suntour group and oh boy was that an eye opener. How much does that go for?!
Well a year or two passed and I got a bit bored looking for XC Pro so I grabbed one of my XT groups and built it with that:
1992 Schwinn Series 90 PDG - Vintage Mountain Bike Build - Retro Bike Rebuild
I loved how it rode and looked but for some reason I thought I needed a rebuild so last year (I think) I rebuilt it with a bit of purple. I built up a purple Hope Ti wheelset, found some purple bars, whacked in some new Magura HS33 and then mixed up the drivetrain with a XC Pro front mech, XTR rear and XC Pro crankset… which then got changed for a Middleburn with purple spider and rings.
Upgrading My Schwinn With Some Retro Bike Bling - Vintage Mountain Bike Build
That brings me to yesterday where I stripped the bike down again and rebuilt it with a slightly mismatched XC Pro MD group. I haven’t ridden it yet but I’m crossing my fingers that the Suntour cassette is still in good condition.
The group came with 7 speed shifters, brake levers, cantis (rear SE), front derailleur, MD crankset, MD rear derailleur and a 8 speed MD wheelset. The wheelset had a mismatched rim on the front so the first thing I did was find a matching rim and rebuild that wheel. The crankset was pretty beat up too. The ND arm was basically black. All the coating had been worn off just on the top face but it polished up pretty well. The DS was better but I ended up replacing the middle ring and the outer ring with a NOS MD ring just so I could have the sticker. I’ve also decided not to use the Suntour cantis because the bike was originally spec’d with 987s so… I fitted a set of NOS. Oh and some Panaracers.
No video for that yet. I need some dry weather to get some riding footage but here’s some pics.
very nice, haven't seen one for a while.
