Maiden Voyage of a 1981 Schwinn Sports Tourer
02-01-20, 07:59 PM
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Maiden Voyage of a 1981 Schwinn Sports Tourer
There are certainly better, prettier, sexier vintage steeds out there, and, like most of us, I really didn’t need another bike. But here’s what happened....
I took my cheap Mongoose Fatbike down to the local coop to have them help me put on a new cassette with a larger range. They wrestled with it for nearly an hour, getting the brakes to line up after having to widen the rear triangle. I got ready to leave/pay, and rhey wouldn’t take anything, saying I donate plenty of stuff to them. I insisted on something, and they said “WELL, you could buy this Schwinn; you are about the only big guy we know who would fit it...”. $40 plus tax, and I’m the new owner. All new tires/tubes/cables/housing; pretty hard to go wrong. It won’t get a lot of ride time, and I’ll be happy to give it to somebody my size down the road who may need a bike.
I took my cheap Mongoose Fatbike down to the local coop to have them help me put on a new cassette with a larger range. They wrestled with it for nearly an hour, getting the brakes to line up after having to widen the rear triangle. I got ready to leave/pay, and rhey wouldn’t take anything, saying I donate plenty of stuff to them. I insisted on something, and they said “WELL, you could buy this Schwinn; you are about the only big guy we know who would fit it...”. $40 plus tax, and I’m the new owner. All new tires/tubes/cables/housing; pretty hard to go wrong. It won’t get a lot of ride time, and I’ll be happy to give it to somebody my size down the road who may need a bike.
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Nice looking bike. Reminds of many Motobecanes.
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They were probably just getting back the cost for the tires, tubes and cables. They made you an offer you couldn't refuse! BTW, the paint scheme does look like it was "borrowed" from Motobecane
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