THE RICKPAULOS COLLECTION
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When I was a kid riding my bike I bent a crank like that. One of my rides to a friend's house took me through a parking lot. There were cement car stops with metal pipes to keep them in place. Plenty of room to ride between them, but you needed to keep the crank level as you go through. I didn't do that one time, flipped me right off the bike and I was air born. Very painful lesson.
This arrived in July but I was too busy to do much with it then.
1988 Schwinn Traveler. Made in Greenville Mississippi. TruTemper tubing. Looks like someone was trying to change the bike to, well, what?
Not your typical plain blue Traveler, Traveler II or Traveler III, etc. The Traveler was a lower end lugged Schwinn road bike that was next to the Le Tour. Both models changed specs often, some times up, other times down. Made in several different factories/countries. This one is a "good" year for Travelers. Tru Temper 4130 db main tubes, alloy parts.
Bike now mostly dismantled. Front cones shot. Haven't pulled the rear axle yet. Pedals falling apart. Tires shot. I had put on another set of alloy dropped bars in July and found some 27" tires for it. Paint scrubbed and frame washed. Lots of chips and scratches. I touched up the white. A good match for the Rusteoleum High Gloss white. I'd say there is no chance of matching the greenish color so I'll probably spray some clear over the worst of the scratches and scrapes. Weinman Concave rims. I remember when those came out, 1978 or so and everyone made all these claims about them being bomb proof. Not. They still got flat spots. Some spoke wrenches would catch on the rim. They are great at collecting dirt and water. I rarely seem them any more and good riddance.
Frame with head set cups weighs 5.6 pounds.
1988 Schwinn Traveler. Made in Greenville Mississippi. TruTemper tubing. Looks like someone was trying to change the bike to, well, what?
Not your typical plain blue Traveler, Traveler II or Traveler III, etc. The Traveler was a lower end lugged Schwinn road bike that was next to the Le Tour. Both models changed specs often, some times up, other times down. Made in several different factories/countries. This one is a "good" year for Travelers. Tru Temper 4130 db main tubes, alloy parts.
Bike now mostly dismantled. Front cones shot. Haven't pulled the rear axle yet. Pedals falling apart. Tires shot. I had put on another set of alloy dropped bars in July and found some 27" tires for it. Paint scrubbed and frame washed. Lots of chips and scratches. I touched up the white. A good match for the Rusteoleum High Gloss white. I'd say there is no chance of matching the greenish color so I'll probably spray some clear over the worst of the scratches and scrapes. Weinman Concave rims. I remember when those came out, 1978 or so and everyone made all these claims about them being bomb proof. Not. They still got flat spots. Some spoke wrenches would catch on the rim. They are great at collecting dirt and water. I rarely seem them any more and good riddance.
Frame with head set cups weighs 5.6 pounds.
