Originally Posted by
ibikebolton
I just bought a Le Tour yesterday, but it does not really look like the bikes in the pictures. I'd really like to know what year it is. It does say Chicago on the front badge, its white and fades to blue. Any help?
If it's white and fades to blue, it just about has to be a 1988 model year. Look closely at the head badge for four lightly stamped digits. This is the assembly date of the bike. The first three digits are the day of the year (001 - 366), and the last digit is the last digit of the year (for 1988, the last digit would be an 8).
1988 Voyageur and Le Tour catalog page
1988 Le Tour specifications