Originally Posted by
Netdewt
Thanks for all the info. I've done some more poking on Craigslist and there seem to be quite a few 70's-80's Schwinn Travelers available in my area. I also found some people on velospace that have converted them. I am assuming so, but does anyone know if they have the horizontal dropouts?
travelers are pretty low on the schwinn food chain.
When building a conversion you want a decent frame with as many of the parts you need working well as possible. That means:
headset
brake
brake levers
bb
crank
chainring
seatpost
saddle
stem and bars
Possibly wheels.
Avoid bikes with suicide levers and stamped dropouts(google for pics) as that is indicative of a less than decent frame. Fender mounts are a bonus.