Originally Posted by
AndrewRaq86
. I have a 2004 schwinn fastback road bike that is aluminum with a carbon fork and I was told that to do any type of touring with this bike would be useless.
Depends on your definition of "touring". Going across country with loaded panniers ? Weekend jaunts with a backpack and large saddlebag ?
Originally Posted by
AndrewRaq86
Thanks for the info! and yes i would like to do the work. I just didn't know if i was going into something that I would be searching for ever trying to find parts for or anything. You are just saying that the bike itself is not really worth the time and money just as it stands. I get that and I did think about that.
Parts are readily available. It's not worth doing a complete overhaul and restoration involving hundreds of hours of labor.
But it's worth giving it a tune-up and riding it, but you might not want to ride it much if you're spoiled by the way your Schwinn rides.