schwinn le tour--but which??? and triumph
11-25-05, 04:24 PM
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so, a guy on craig's list is selling a black schwinn letour for $75, made of 4130. somewhere I picked up that there were 3 models of letour in the 70s, 80s (panasonic), and the mid-90s.
seems he bought it in the mid-90s, but it's (edit: should have said "lugged") and has a "schwinn chicago" headbadge, and horizontal dropouts. I thought this would have made it older.
Anyone know what the letour story is?
Another guy near me is selling a triumph gran course 10-spd, looks to be reynolds 531 all around. I cannot find any info on triumph road bikes anywhere. help.... would be greatly appreciated.
seems he bought it in the mid-90s, but it's (edit: should have said "lugged") and has a "schwinn chicago" headbadge, and horizontal dropouts. I thought this would have made it older.
Anyone know what the letour story is?
Another guy near me is selling a triumph gran course 10-spd, looks to be reynolds 531 all around. I cannot find any info on triumph road bikes anywhere. help.... would be greatly appreciated.
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11-25-05, 08:33 PM
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Regarding the Letours, there were a great variety of them in terms of quality. Generally, the newer they are, the better they are. Get the date code from the headbadge and I can probably fill you in on the specifics of the bike from the applicable catalog.
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Have you tried the Schwinn Forum for information? They were helpful in dating my Le Tour Luxe. I provided a picture and they dated it as an 82.
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11-25-05, 11:37 PM
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Well there is the Super LeTour, and the LeTour, and I think one more, I know the Super had shifters on the down tube with braze on bosses, and might have been a few pounds lighter, but I'm not sure what other differences there are. I pulled the D.R's off of my LeTour, and use it as a train station ride. It's a solid enjoyable bike.
