Originally Posted by
JanMM
...My 'upgrade' to a Made in Mississippi '79 Super LeTour was fun until the seat tube broke (this was after thousands of miles of touring, commuting, baby trailer pulling, etc.) The original straight gauge hi-ten frame was replaced by Schwinn with a much-improved butted cromo frame.
Fascinating! I had a 79 Super LeTour but didn’t know it woulda been Mississippi built. My seat tube came unbrazed at the BB and it was replaced by a Voyager 11.8 which I believe was built by Panasonic in Japan. I replaced pretty much everything (fork, wheels, bars, stem, derailleurs etc) and raced that bike for a few years. Frame’s still in my basement now 40yrs later.
And No Hands.. great book. I pick it up from my bookshelf occasionally.