Show off your late 1980's Schwinn road bike here
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^^^ Looks to be a great frame and an easy fix!! Good for you!!
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^^^ Nice bike...i have the same one...same size too My favorite bike to ride...1 size bigger would be better, but its comfortable this way
Here's what i started with...the paint was shot, chips and rust everywhere, and those are actually white hoods underneath the MOLD!! YUCK!!
I used steel wool on the cassette
andy
Here's what i started with...the paint was shot, chips and rust everywhere, and those are actually white hoods underneath the MOLD!! YUCK!!
I used steel wool on the cassette
andy
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Beautiful bike Andy, it cleaned up really well! I recently cleaned up a set of white 105 hoods that weren't quite as nasty as yours, but they were really sticky and I thought they'd need to be replaced. I used Goo Gone and they came out great, and the stickiness is gone too!
Did you replace your hoods, or were you able to clean them up?
Did you replace your hoods, or were you able to clean them up?
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WV is not flat..
I know mine is not an 80's Schwinn, but it looks like we were going for the same theme.
My favorite bike to ride...1 size bigger would be better, but its comfortable this way
My favorite bike to ride...1 size bigger would be better, but its comfortable this way
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Beautiful bike Andy, it cleaned up really well! I recently cleaned up a set of white 105 hoods that weren't quite as nasty as yours, but they were really sticky and I thought they'd need to be replaced. I used Goo Gone and they came out great, and the stickiness is gone too!
Did you replace your hoods, or were you able to clean them up?
Did you replace your hoods, or were you able to clean them up?
andy
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I have sure learned a lot about my 1987 Schwinn Super Sport on this forum. I was lucky and recently found a really good one. Here is a link to my web-site and the photos of my bike if anyone cares to take a look:
https://www.bikingindallas.com/1987-schwinn-super-sport/
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https://www.bikingindallas.com/1987-schwinn-super-sport/
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I have sure learned a lot about my 1987 Schwinn Super Sport on this forum. I was lucky and recently found a really good one. Here is a link to my web-site and the photos of my bike if anyone cares to take a look:
https://www.bikingindallas.com/1987-schwinn-super-sport/
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https://www.bikingindallas.com/1987-schwinn-super-sport/
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I too prefer a 58, but the 56 is fine with a taller stem/seatpost...you might want to give that a try. NICE BIKE!!
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I upgraded some since my last post on this....Ritchey zero wheel set 700c stock brake work just had to lower the pads a tad. Stock front and rear derailluer adjust to reach the 25t rear cog.
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^^^ Absolutely love what you have done so far !!! Great Job!!! I now see why you wanted to swap out for the 700c wheels so much... (really makes the bike look much racier!) really like the grey and red scheme...keep up the good work
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Thanks bikenut I have a selle red xo seat in the mail im put more pics up with that along with a shot of the orginal diacompe brakes which look like NOS.
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My 87 Le Tour. Bought it on craigslist. It was in bad shape...ugly glittery white with lots of rust. Cleaned it up and had it powder coated. Has 700c wheels with 9 speed Tiagra group.
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^^^ Lookin' Good!!
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1987 Schwinn Circuit
Here's my 1987 Circuit I bought off ebay for $365 (325, minus shipping). It's two pounds over the advertised 21 lb, but it's still very nice, and the geometry and ride are great. Read about it at my page on velospace, https://velospace.org/node/34261
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really? how did you get it to do that? it doesn't work for me to just post the __ between the src "___"
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Thanks! That finally worked. Good tip to know for the forums. Sorry; I'm still a n00b.
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I hate it when this thread is updated, I always get the urge to get a Circuit\Premis|Prelude.
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Funny you should say that. My 88 World Sport is super comfy compared to my Circuit and Tempo and I used to say that it was because of the "softer" hi-ten stays and fork! To be honest it's probably because I run wider tires at lower pressure.