Seeking thoughts/opinoins on late 80s Schwinn Traveler ...
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Seeking thoughts/opinoins on late 80s Schwinn Traveler ...
Hey everyone, I apologize if this is the wrong forum to post this, but I am getting back into biking after a long hiatus, and instead of going all out right away and spending a ton on a new bike, I figure I'll give a used bike a try and see how well I take to it.
There's a guy selling a late-80s Schwinn Traveler for $125. The bike is in really nice shape. It's got new tires and tubes and a Sun Tour 5000 drive train.
My question is: It $125 a fair price, or am I better off spending another few hundred bucks to get a new bike?
There's a guy selling a late-80s Schwinn Traveler for $125. The bike is in really nice shape. It's got new tires and tubes and a Sun Tour 5000 drive train.
My question is: It $125 a fair price, or am I better off spending another few hundred bucks to get a new bike?
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I did a quick look and these appear to be a typical older 10 speed in the "better" range. Cro-Mo frame and all... (probably Cro-Mo main triangle).
If the bike is in VERY good condition, that is, the wheel bearings don't need to be rebuilt, the bottom bracket is OK, cables OK...Then with a new set of tires and tubes likely it's a decent buy.
If any of those things I mentioned needs work, and you can't do it yourself....A shop will charge you half again as much as the asking price.
See if he'll take 100.....
If the bike is in VERY good condition, that is, the wheel bearings don't need to be rebuilt, the bottom bracket is OK, cables OK...Then with a new set of tires and tubes likely it's a decent buy.
If any of those things I mentioned needs work, and you can't do it yourself....A shop will charge you half again as much as the asking price.
See if he'll take 100.....