| bikemag.com, Feb 2006 - "If you�re looking for a bike that can do a little bit of everything, this is your pony. The fact that you get this much bike for this little cash? That�s just icing on the cake." bikemag.com, Oct 2005 - "OKAY, MAYBE I�M A GEEK, BUT�.I think Schwinn�s all purpose DBX was one of the coolest bikes at the show. Yeah, I know�no suspension to speak of, no chain guides, not an once of testosterone in sight.
With its lightweight, butted N�Litened tubeset and 27-speed 105/Tiagra components, the DBX is admittedly a bit more Shirley MacLaine than Charlton Heston (I can�t explain my analogies�it�s five in the morning and the coffee is weak today), but damn, it�s cool. Oh, and it has disc brakes�Avid mechanicals�to be exact. That mix of technology kinda-sorta makes it mountain-ish, right? No. I guess not.
Actually, the Schwinn DBX is a road/touring/mild offroad/occasional cyclocrosser/commuting machine�.and that�s why I like it. Sure, it�s not sexy, but it�s actually damn useful�the kind of bike I could go for a long road ride on. The kind of bike that wouldn�t mind me beating it up on a logging road for a few hours. That kind of versatility counts for a lot in my book. The DBX looks like the kind of bike I�d actually build from scratch and that sort of thing always gets me hot and bothered (which now makes that Shirley MacLaine comparison particularly ill-fitting�ah well�). The DBX retails for $1,199."
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