I bought my axum last week and I love it I got a new seat just yesterday because as you said the one it comes with is very uncomfortable. I injoyed your trail video shots and I will be making my own videos of the trails that I will be riding on. Nothing to crazy because I'm a new rider and in my late 50s and like by body to stay in the unbroken but we'll worn state it's in😊.
I see schwinn really went all out on the tire size lol, 2.60 with barely any room left on that rear tire. Beefy tires are nice but personally atleast on the rear I'd probably size down to a 2.50 or 2.40 just so there's a bit more room so the seat tube isn't caked with mud. It was a great idea to add that frame protector film on the seat tube.
Chain Reaction Cycles just had Brand-X Ascend Dropper seat posts on sale for $66 around or right after this video came out. Sale seems to be over now though. The saddle is terrible I rode this bike for a while last year. I immediately put a Volt on and hydraulic breaks and those two changes alone make the bike the bike 5x better. I never switched the drive train and didn't have problems dropping chains but remember spending a while tweaking the shifting off the shelf. The cranks started making a little clicking after only a couple rides but it's not bad enough to notice unless you are going really slow on smooth pavement. I wouldn't actually change anything in that regard until something breaks.
@@bikdav I'm 5'9". I thought stand over was maybe the toughest part. I shortened to the stem to a 45mm (if I remember the size right) and put 760mm bars with an 8° backsweep of something like that and the reach didn't feel too bad IMO. If I had a dropper or was trying to ride rougher stuff I might have been annoyed at not being able to get the seat post a little lower... Speaking of which I forgot to say that I cut the seat post so I could drop it down to the frame. I basically I only had it extended a couple inches when riding. A size M may have been better but I bought the bike before the size options came out
@@Accuracy158 That answers a lot of questions. I didn’t see any other size except the size L (or whatever they call it). I couldn’t safely fit on them.
Are there changes from earlier than 2023 year models of the Axum DP? Also are Schwinn bikes still available direct from Schwinn? I know they ship free. The web generally only says where retail stores carry this bike.
Here is the Internet link to the medium-frame DP model. They don't make a medium-framed base model. If you are trying to find one inside a Walmart store, Axums are known to be very hard to find. I would just order one online. www.walmart.com/ip/Schwinn-29-in-Axum-DP-Mens-Mountain-Bike-Blue-17-in-Frame/793547014?athcpid=793547014&athpgid=AthenaItempage&athcgid=null&athznid=si&athieid=v0&athstid=CS004&athguid=3ktwQXdEsDjNiLvEzblZ3db7aRLLCbZZ3pC5&athancid=288838682&athena=true
I bought my axum last week and I love it I got a new seat just yesterday because as you said the one it comes with is very uncomfortable. I injoyed your trail video shots and I will be making my own videos of the trails that I will be riding on. Nothing to crazy because I'm a new rider and in my late 50s and like by body to stay in the unbroken but we'll worn state it's in😊.
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I see schwinn really went all out on the tire size lol, 2.60 with barely any room left on that rear tire. Beefy tires are nice but personally atleast on the rear I'd probably size down to a 2.50 or 2.40 just so there's a bit more room so the seat tube isn't caked with mud. It was a great idea to add that frame protector film on the seat tube.
Yeah they really went all out with the tire size.
I got a axum dp and I completely overhauled it, it's like a completely different bike
Then why not just buy a different bike to begin with?
@@lambertj.2892 because some of us like upgrading bikes. I have the OG Axum ( bought it in 2020) and there's not much on it still stock.
Chain Reaction Cycles just had Brand-X Ascend Dropper seat posts on sale for $66 around or right after this video came out. Sale seems to be over now though.
The saddle is terrible I rode this bike for a while last year. I immediately put a Volt on and hydraulic breaks and those two changes alone make the bike the bike 5x better. I never switched the drive train and didn't have problems dropping chains but remember spending a while tweaking the shifting off the shelf. The cranks started making a little clicking after only a couple rides but it's not bad enough to notice unless you are going really slow on smooth pavement. I wouldn't actually change anything in that regard until something breaks.
Thank you for your insight. I'll check out Chain Reaction cycles for that dropper!
How tall are you? The AXUM that I tried for fit was too big.
@@bikdav I'm 5'9". I thought stand over was maybe the toughest part. I shortened to the stem to a 45mm (if I remember the size right) and put 760mm bars with an 8° backsweep of something like that and the reach didn't feel too bad IMO. If I had a dropper or was trying to ride rougher stuff I might have been annoyed at not being able to get the seat post a little lower... Speaking of which I forgot to say that I cut the seat post so I could drop it down to the frame. I basically I only had it extended a couple inches when riding. A size M may have been better but I bought the bike before the size options came out
@@bikdav I don't know why you couldn't drop the seat very low at all without cutting the seatpost down a bit. Seemed kind of dumb.
@@Accuracy158 That answers a lot of questions. I didn’t see any other size except the size L (or whatever they call it). I couldn’t safely fit on them.
Can u take out front tyres out easily? I want to remove them n put inside car
Yes the front wheel is a quick release axle.
That's a nice trail. Where is it?
Are there changes from earlier than 2023 year models of the Axum DP? Also are Schwinn bikes still available direct from Schwinn? I know they ship free. The web generally only says where retail stores carry this bike.
There seems to be no changes to the Axums for 2023. The Axum is a Walmart exclusive, so no, you can't order directly from Schwinn.
@@vitok-20 I wish Schwinn would offer just frames so I can get a 17in Axum frame
I CANNOT find the size M version anywhere. All I found was size L which is too big.
Here is the Internet link to the medium-frame DP model. They don't make a medium-framed base model. If you are trying to find one inside a Walmart store, Axums are known to be very hard to find. I would just order one online.
www.walmart.com/ip/Schwinn-29-in-Axum-DP-Mens-Mountain-Bike-Blue-17-in-Frame/793547014?athcpid=793547014&athpgid=AthenaItempage&athcgid=null&athznid=si&athieid=v0&athstid=CS004&athguid=3ktwQXdEsDjNiLvEzblZ3db7aRLLCbZZ3pC5&athancid=288838682&athena=true
@@vitok-20 Oh. OK. Thanks. I’ll just forget it at this point.
I took a hacksaw to cut the size of the seat down to fit me better.
@@Randy-ry9ss That wasn’t my problem. The frame itself was too big. I couldn’t safely straddle it.
@@bikdav the Kent Trouvaille comes in a medium frame.......The Schwinn Boundary is also a great choice
I have an Axum DP and it is my favorite racing bike. Have a great day
I slice the box and use it to work on to save my knees and the paint....I replaced the pedals with Fooker pedals.