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skinnygmg wrote:

what's the story behind that seat muffe?

Oh that's the taped up NYC signature series.  All joking aside, the rider pictured in the photo above, Mike "Hollywood" Bronchato rode for the schwinn team.  He gave this frame to my good friend, who rides it now in the photo below.  This bike was originally red like in the photo, then it was painted sky blue, then finally the green with clear coat pictured.  Most of the parts are made by Snafu.  The seat probably got tore up over time, and my friend just used a cheap & simple solution to the problem.  Function over fashion am i rite?  This bike is unique in that it doesn't feature the curved downtube like production models of this time had, and also where the seatstays and chainstays connect to the frame are unique.  Just thought I'd share.

Edit:  added picture of frame when painted blue.

Last edited by muffe (2008-12-19 8:22am)

bike looks sick! thats awesome you have a prototype!

pc_1453 wrote:

whats with the tape on the spokes? add sound or something?

Great question!  If you ever ruin a rim and have to lace a new one, before taking the old one off, you can tape the spokes up where they cross.  That way if you're not familiar with wheel building, the lace pattern is saved for you.  Then just put the new rim on, the lacing is already saved from the previous wheel and you don't need knowledge of lacing, or worry that you will lace it wrong. 

Cheers,
muffe

Last edited by muffe (2008-12-19 8:20am)

WOW this bike is dope. love the color green makes it even cooler!

Another photo of the original color.  This photo was taken from a local newspaper when my friend was on tour with the schwinn team.  Same bike.


Here's another look at the original red.  one hand no foot nose pick at chenga.

Last edited by muffe (2009-01-28 8:56pm)

This frame looks exactly like the Schwinn XS Van Homan's signature frame, the Mean Street (that's the name if i'm not mistaken)

it very well could have been....  also the top tube, just behind the seat post is different on this protype.  it has an angled end, where the mean street didn't.
http://www2.worldpub.net/images/bmx/con … bmx943.jpg

I remember seeing that frame all the time when Hollywood had it!! what ever happened  to mike he was an amazing rider super cool to

awesome,they should have put this into production!

you used to ride the maully park right i remember you