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10-20-14 | 08:11 AM

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ratfink76

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From: Central Florida

Bikes: 2010 Schwinn Madison, 1994 Kona Lava Dome, 1991 Quattro Assi, 1990 Bottecchia Team ADR SL

1978 Schwinn Le Tour III for fun budget build:

$40 as seen in the before pic from a lady's farm who rescues horses. She bought it new in 1978 from a bike shop here in Orlando and road it coast to coast in Florida in the 80's with her high school friends in a church group.

Bought a newish donor bike for $100 (GMC Pro something), kept the rims and integrated shifters/brake levers and sold the rest of the donor bike for $40.

New saddle, new bar tape, new headset, new seatpost = about $60.

This bike was made for fenders and so I needed a tire that would fill the 'wheel wells' so i found some monster 38mm tires - front fit perfect but had to heat the inside of the rear chain stays and hammer them in to get the rear tire to clear.

Rode it the first time this weekend and rides like a Cadillac with a lift kit. Need to lengthen the chain a bit but other than that it came out great!

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