Last week I bought an '87 schwinn le tour for $20.00. New tires and tubes cost me about $36.00. New chain about: $18.00. New cables and housing: $8.00. Lube and grease used: about $5.00. White nail polish for touch up: $1.00 Time spend overhauling the bike: about a day and half of pure fun. Grand total $88.00!!!! WOW! What a good deal. I love that bike now, just came back from about a twenty mile ride and the thing fly's with all new grease and cables etc. That is why I love old steel bikes! I'm in college and don't have a lot of money, but honestly even if I had a lot of money I think I might have a hard time spending thousands of dollars on a bike when I can get such an awesome one for 88.00 dollars.