Originally Posted by
T Stew
You'd have to try it out and see. My fit is very flexible, I'm about 5'9" and ride from 21 to 23 inch schwinn frames. 22 might be a touch large but only you will be able to make that call. 23" is large for me, I need to dismount on level ground and have to be a bit careful of the top tube against my man parts but honestly the fit feels fine while biking.
Out of those the Super Le Tour is probably the nicest, and most classy. I'd love to get a nice chrome 12.2 someday. But it will have to be in nice shape as I don't think there is much you can do to revert rust and oxidation of the chrome once it's there.
The only other one I'd consider personally would be the Traveler, and I'd try and talk him down. It was pretty much bottom line of the upper tier Schwinns, but still better than the lower tier ones. A great budget ride, especially if you offer $75 or $100 and they take it. However they say it needs a complete tune-up to be road worthy, so that might be a red flag. FWIW my first road bike a couple years ago was my '88 Le Tour (next bike up from the Traveler that year in the hierarchy) and I got it for $80 ready to roll with the exception of needing new tires and tubes. I'd still try to find a Tenax framed Schwinn if I could, like Premis, Prelude, Voyageur, Tempo, Super Sport, etc. Plenty of other good bikes out there to choose from as well, I just happen to be more familiar with the Schwinns.
Yeah it looks like you know your stuff with Schwinn. Chrome seems to be fine on the pictures. I might talk to the guy to bring it down to $250. I guess I will try to get Super Le Tour 12.2. Any tips on buying anything from Craigslist lol