We tested some of these for 1 million cycles with no failure, in the head tube and pedal load. Great bikes. The seat collars where also tested, posts failed. 10x earlier.
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Schwinn Homegrown 6061 aluminum frames
History of 6061 aluminum Homegrown hardtail frame (manufactured by Anodizing Inc. in Portland, Oregon) testing as told by former Schwinn employee Mark Rhomberg:
We tested some of these for 1 million cycles with no failure, in the head tube and pedal load. Great bikes. The seat collars where also tested, posts failed. 10x earlier.
We tested some of these for 1 million cycles with no failure, in the head tube and pedal load. Great bikes. The seat collars where also tested, posts failed. 10x earlier.
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