Originally Posted by
rustystrings61
Yay!!!
Okay - so in the last days of
Clunker 100 Challenge COVID 2.0 edition #7 I bought this poor old 1989 Schwinn LeTour for $15 from a guy well off the paved roads on the outskirts of Due West, SC -
I bet I can fix that tear.
Gotta love the combo of faux Grab-On foam, electrician's tape and the novel routing of the brake cables!
Hallelujah, the seat post is NOT stuck!
The reflector bracket is more rust than metal!
And it is currently in the rented storage unit with the bars turned parallel to the frame and the pedals off, where it has been waiting, nay, longing for this day! Let the misplaced priorities begin!
(1) That is quite a "seat scab"... looking forward to the band aid, if that really is the way to go. (2) Are you going to keep all the "style points" within the cockpit, and carry them over to the Challenge? Really, those are gift from the previous owner. (3) That's not just rust.... I think there's some good old barn bird p00p in the mix there. I'm excited to see if you toss the reflectors, or keep them for "style points".