Schwinn Voyageur 11.8: original seat question
11-05-08, 08:18 AM
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I believe they were a vinyl covered plastic seat. They also were made 1980 to 1982. There may have been some made in late 1979 but they were 1980 models. Roger
11-05-08, 09:26 AM
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No; there's nothing wrong with vinyl.
If it gets rained on, you just wipe it dry with a paper towel. Leather saddles like my beloved Brooks, OTOH, don't like rain.
If it gets rained on, you just wipe it dry with a paper towel. Leather saddles like my beloved Brooks, OTOH, don't like rain.
11-05-08, 09:47 AM
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The one Voyageur 11.8 (a 1980) that came through my hands had a vinyl seat, which I'm fairly sure was original. The picture in the 1980 catalog on Tom Findley's site certainly looks so, too.
https://www.trfindley.com/flschwinn_1...0/1980_04.html
Neal
https://www.trfindley.com/flschwinn_1...0/1980_04.html
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11-06-08, 08:00 AM
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I've got an Ariake Jaguar that I took off a 1982 Schwinn Voyageur SP. It looks like thin leather to me but when I checked the underside of the fabric at the edges I can see the weave pattern of some sort of synthetic material.
03-31-09, 05:53 PM
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My red '80 Voyager 11.8 still has it's original seat and yes it is vinyl. Actually the bike is all original except for the tires and brake pads.
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