Schwinn KOM-20?
04-22-21, 09:14 PM
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Schwinn KOM-20?
Hello Schwinn ATB fans. I recently received the 1988 Schwinn ATB sales brochure and discovered a model I never knew existed: the frameset-only version of my Project KOM-10 mountain bike. The KOM-10 complete bikes were painted Team USA red, white, and blue, whereas the frameset KOM-20s had monochrome color schemes of Lazer Yellow, Wild Red, and Jet Black. Every top-of-the-line Schwinn frame I have seen from that era was a KOM-10 tricolor. I didn't even know the KOM-20 existed. Has anyone around here even seen one in the wild or in a museum? Total production was about 1000 units per year for 1988 and 1989, and I suspect that the vast majority were KOM-10s.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
04-22-21, 09:21 PM
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I remember seeing them in my local Double wheel store. I saved up and bought a KOM-S7 in 1990. I still have the frame. Wore out the rest of the drivetrain. The S7 didn't have the same cool color as the S-10s
01-07-22, 12:18 AM
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Hello Schwinn ATB fans. I recently received the 1988 Schwinn ATB sales brochure and discovered a model I never knew existed: the frameset-only version of my Project KOM-10 mountain bike. The KOM-10 complete bikes were painted Team USA red, white, and blue, whereas the frameset KOM-20s had monochrome color schemes of Lazer Yellow, Wild Red, and Jet Black. Every top-of-the-line Schwinn frame I have seen from that era was a KOM-10 tricolor. I didn't even know the KOM-20 existed. Has anyone around here even seen one in the wild or in a museum? Total production was about 1000 units per year for 1988 and 1989, and I suspect that the vast majority were KOM-10s.
01-07-22, 06:14 AM
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I figured F8 = 6/88 = June of 88, presumably 69th frame of that month. I had read elsewhere that production of these was very limited, but I do not know whether the 2000 total run was KOM-10s specifically or KOM-(10+20). I do know they were made in Schwinn's Greenville MS plant, and I have heard they are based largely (entirely?) on a Panasonic design, which is certainly possible, given the Japanese Tange tubing, etc. The original owner, a fairly big guy, told me my frame was a warranty replacement after the first one broke. So far it has held up nicely for me.
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
01-08-22, 10:33 AM
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01-09-22, 07:09 PM
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It is easy to see how this could be mistsaken for the Fairly format, however John is correct. The 1988 brochure page for the KOM clearly states ,"the frame is hand-crafted in America". Also, Fairly's format typically utilizes eight characters and I would have expected an additonal zero, as a placeholder, in the sequential frame number portion of the serial number.
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