Originally Posted by odie91
it turned out to be a Le Tour, 1020 steel, not sure of the year. was a little too heavy for my likes, and i didn't like the thin dropouts. never thought to look at this dropouts, so thanks for that tip. my vintage Fuji has thick dropouts that look like they are forged(?), whereas the Schwinn's looked like a thin piece of sheet metal.
I think, for the $35 price, you passed on a great bike to keep at least as a beater. The dropouts might look like thin sheet metal that are very weak, etc., but Schwinn had them built to last. They are very strong. 28 years later my Traveler still rolls right along, and even faster downhill with that 1020 "heavy" steel. I use it on the trainer in the winter, but it's ready to fly outdoors on a moments notice. This is how it's dressed for winter.
