Tall, Thin, Single (pOrN attached)

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2008-10-25 12:26 AM

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Subject: Tall, Thin, Single (pOrN attached)
1983 Schwinn LeTour purchased in early 1984 sat idle in my dad's shed until Oct 2008, now rebuilt as a singlespeed.



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2008-10-25 6:47 AM
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Subject: RE: Tall, Thin, Single (pOrN attached)
Geez you weren't kidding it's tall!
2008-10-25 7:30 AM
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Awesome! The only thing I'd suggest is to slide the fenders out the stays a little bit to give yourself a little more "gunk" clearance.
2008-10-25 8:13 AM
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Subject: RE: Tall, Thin, Single (pOrN attached)
THAT IS SCHWEEEEEEEET!!!!!! Very nice!
2008-10-25 5:59 PM
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Thanks! Now that I've done my yard work, I can actually ride it!
2008-10-25 6:30 PM
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How big is the frame?

2008-10-25 9:16 PM
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Sweet!!!

I had a Schwinn Le Tour (red of course) after my Varsity was stolen.

I recently saw one my color at a local convience store...brought back found memories. I probably got my bike in '74 or '75 for $139. Why is it that I can remember how much it cost? Weird....I recall the shop and much about the purchase.

2008-10-25 10:16 PM
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Subject: RE: Tall, Thin, Single (pOrN attached)

a single gear for indoors?.....and mud flappers for outdoors.........

 

I love it.

2008-10-26 6:22 PM
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Subject: RE: Tall, Thin, Single (pOrN attached)
That bike means a lot to me, it was my first road bike (just BMX before) and I put it on lay-away and would go down and pay the guy $20 or $30 dollars every pay day. I was 15 years old and working part-time after school and on the weekends.

I rebuilt everything and tried to keep as many of the original parts as I could. Those frames were made in MS back then. The headset and bottom bracket grease and turned to a black sticky wax like substance. The orignal tires were so rotten I pretty much had to tear them off. I kept one though because it says "Made in the U.S.A" on it. It actually rides really good, I had a fun ride on it yesterday.

Everyhing is original except for:

lights
fenders
handlebar tape
cables and housing
hub bearings
pedals
chain
seat and seat post
rim tape, tires and tubes

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