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Originally Posted by
daverup
The 76-78 Super Le Tour 12.2 has a 4130, Made in Japan frame. Schwinn called these "XTra Lite". I think Schwinn was trying to play catch up at this point, trying to make some mid range bikes that weren't boat anchor heavy.
My friend had an '81. The bike gained 8 ounces when it went from butted chromo to 1020 hi-ten. This helped to keep the price down, which I appreciate. Schwinn got it right when they started putting out aluminum frames.
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