i am trying to buy a used Schwinn Protocol 1.0 for $100. Does anyone have any experience with it? does it ride good? robust? overall performance? greatly appreciate any feedback you have on it
by Training-Echidna-676
i am trying to buy a used Schwinn Protocol 1.0 for $100. Does anyone have any experience with it? does it ride good? robust? overall performance? greatly appreciate any feedback you have on it
by Training-Echidna-676
11 Comments
At your price point, a 90s rigid MTB would make more sense. Every full suspension is going to weigh 45lbs and made cheaply.
JUNK.
Yeah stay away from those mid-frame suspensions, they suck to ride real bad
You can find much nicer bikes for that price if you get a hard tail (no rear suspension). The rear suspension on this bike is a total gimmick anyway – nowhere for the swingarm to move with the seat innit current position. The front suspension probably doesn’t do much for you either – cheap suspension on cheap bikes is usually just for show. I would save the money if I were you.
That suspension will be a pogo stick at best, and broken at worst.
I bought a Ninshiki Colorado from FBmarket for 120usd. Very good so far had it for a few weeks and i am enjoying riding it
Not to be rude but that aint worth $20
The correct Schwinn Protocol is to move on to the next bike.
(Yes, I know they sporadically made a few good models but 99.99999% of Schwinns out there are junk)
That particular bike has a problem with the seat being lowered too much and the suspension will hit the seat post.
Garbage
I would skip it – you can get better for your money.
Shop around and you should be able to find a much more recent hard tail for the same budget, which should be a much more usable bike for you.
The issue is that bike tech has improved massively since the days of this Schwinn. Suspension has gotten massively, massively better, bikes have gotten lighter, and geometry has changed a lot to make a modern bike much more enjoyable to ride. Here you are going to be paying a decent penalty in weight and pedalling efficiency to gain relatively poor suspension performance.
So a great bike if you purposely want something old to play with – riding old bikes can be a great experience and fun to do, but I wouldn’t necessarily want to do it regularly.