1980 SCHWINN SUPER LE TOUR

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Bought this on the CL last night for $40.

Turns out the original owner was getting ready to retire and move to Austin so they were cleaning house. They were super friendly folks and were very glad to see it go to a Schwinn loving home. He told me he bought it from a bike shop in Kansas City back in 1980 and paid about $600 for it new.

I'm not really a road bike guy, but this one was just too cool to pass up. Compared to my other Schwinns it feels like a feather. It's going to be fun to give this the detail treatment and bring it back to life. I'm diggin the Rat Rod color scheme. :mrgreen:

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Super Le Tour, very nice! Top of the line Schwinn back in its day... Should clean up well!
 
Steel whool
Aluminum Polish
New seat
Wash and Wax

Craigslist sale( minimum sale Price will fetch yaa $500.00 )

that's a Beauty Ratrod,
It will Flip QUICK!.....or keep it, it's beautiful!

peace,
Kev.
 
Nice find. You're really going to like it.

btw, they're going for over 2 bills here in the sf bay area.
Schwinn Super Le Tour Road Bike - $240

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Date: 2007-06-10, 10:44PM PDT


large,1979?,lightweight lugged steel tubing, Shimano components,aluminum alloy wheels,drop handlebars, Made in Japan(Panasonic?)good condition


Location: Oakland/Berkeley
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Here she is after a quick bath.

Plan to do something a little different with this one...white walls, toruing bars, only rear brakes. Note: ignore the cheapo seat...just for a test run.

Keepin' her lean and mean.

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ya know easy, I wasnt thinkin when I said that...probably drinkin...the brake shoes would wear right thru that!! :idea: :idea: Unless it was powdercoated! :idea: :idea: ...Lookin good ratrod!
 
Hey guys, I picked up one of these vintage Schwinn Le Tour bikes a couple weeks ago....and I'd like to move it on CL (I bought it and another Schwinn to flip)

Here's a pic of it:

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Any idea as to what this one might fetch?? I hate like heck that someone swapped the bars on it :oops: :cry: :roll:

Sorry Steve, not trying to hijack your thread :oops:

Brian
 
ya know easy, I wasnt thinkin when I said that...probably drinkin...the brake shoes would wear right thru that!!
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True (happens with our Raleigh Chopper Rat, but hey, it's a rat...).
So then you'd need to make it a fix, without brakes....but then you'd not have all those nice gears.. Anyway, cool bike, will be nice to ride :D
 
A little more progress.

Just need to polish the snot out of these wheels and spokes.

Going to go with white walls too.

Saving up for some shiny black Freddy Fenders and plan to do some paint touch up.

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Anybody know where I could find a set of silver aluminum touring handlebars like the chrome set I have on there now?
 
I got a set they weigh like 4 ounces.. I got mine at the flea market for 1 dollar
 
Rat Rod said:
Anybody know where I could find a set of silver aluminum touring handlebars like the chrome set I have on there now?
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Depends on how much you want to spend :p Search for Nitto North Road bars. harriscyclery.com has them among others. Probably bikepartsusa.com too.

BTW nice score and cleanup. That is what I typically ride and look for in a bike.

Aaron 8)
 
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