#SCHWINN ASCENSION 29 INSTALL#

If you decide to replace the wheelset down the line, the rear wheel can be swapped with any 29' wheel with135mm wide quick release (QR) axle.

Other notes: For trail use, better pedals are important - I really like the raceface cheser pedals. Oh, and if you want to use the stock wheels, make sure the fork is for a wheel with 100mm wide QR axle, and not a thru axle.

#SCHWINN ASCENSION 29 INSTALL#

Either way, you will need to buy and install different headset+bearings as well. You'll also need to consider a straight tube or a tapered steerer tube. Two things to note here: You need to make sure the length of the steerer tube on a used fork is as close as possible to the stock one - slightly longer is better than slightly shorter since you can add another headset spacer if needed to take up the added space. I bought a second hand rockshox recon and am super happy with the upgrade. Swapping wheelsets to something with a hub that uses a cassette opens up your options massively.įor a fork upgrade: (makes a BIG difference for off road use) I recommend picking up a used name brand air fork instead of the cheap chinese brands you'll often see. Not sure what other options are available unfortunately. You could get away with the one on there, but it's definitely more of a street oriented setup. Eventually I swapped the rear wheel to one compatible with a cassette instead of the stock freewheel for a faster top gear also.įor the rear gears/freewheel: It'll be hard to find a similar wide range 7 speed freewheel to the stock one unless the original owner gave it to you with the bike. I felt like that small ring limited top speed a little too much so I replaced mine with an Action crankset and 34tooth oval chainring. The cheapest thing you could do is move back to stock form by unbolting that large chainring and puting the chain back on the stock smaller one - double check to see if the chain needs to be shortened.įor chainring and crankset replacement: the stock bottom bracket is a square taper, so you'd be looking for new square taper crank arms. Not sure what all the changes they made are, but I can see they replaced the freewheel with a much narrower range one and the second chainring up front that's questionably bolted to the stock chainring. Any insight would be greatly appreciated! Really do like the bike overall.Hey, finally someone else here with a Schwinn Ascension! Brace yourself for a wall of text, I've modded mine to hell and back: Don't mind spending the money on new rear but really don't have cash for brand new bike. All else seems to work good shimamo retailers, front suspension, ect. My question is other than maybe front rim and spokes a bit cheaper should I now be worried about other problems arising because of big box store model. Also told me different bikes manufactured for big box stores. Turns out threads on the hub actually stripped out! Took it to LBS and they ordered me a cassette wheel with new cassette.

While climbing a trail with minor to moderate roots bike would pedal but no transfer of power to wheel. Decided to step it up a bit and started riding a bit rougher trails but mostly intermediate. Starting out mostly on paved/gravel paths, and light trails. I have now owned the bike for two months and all was great. Shifted good in all gears, forks not backwards, tires centered, hardware tight, etc. Not being a bicycle mechanic but a mechanic of sorts I tried to insure assembly looked good which it did. The price was ok and from what I read the main concerns/complaints most had were watch for the assembly of bike. Recently purchased a Schwinn Ascension 29' from Target dept.

Schwinn ascension 29