1980-something Schwinn Le Tour Luxe
03-22-10, 11:03 PM
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1980-something Schwinn Le Tour Luxe
I bought this Schwinn Le Tour Luxe off Craigslist (mainly to get the unused Sidi shoes that came with it) for $75. I'm trying to figure out when it was made (seller didn't know exactly) and get a ballpark guess on how much it might be worth.
It has down-tube shifters and 15 speeds (3 x 5). It is pretty clean, although the cassette is a bit gunky. The frame is generally in good shape, except for some scratches by the cranks.
I've posted a bunch of photos on my flickr account.
Here are some of the better ones.
It has down-tube shifters and 15 speeds (3 x 5). It is pretty clean, although the cassette is a bit gunky. The frame is generally in good shape, except for some scratches by the cranks.
I've posted a bunch of photos on my flickr account.
Here are some of the better ones.
03-23-10, 03:53 AM
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That is a real nice bike, must be worth double what you paid for it, and you get to keep the shoes!
03-23-10, 02:24 PM
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Totally cleaned up and ready to go, maybe $275 around here. Google Schwinn date code, its on the head badge.
03-23-10, 02:48 PM
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Catalog Page: https://www.trfindley.com/flschwinn_1...985Ltwt15.html
Specifications: https://www.trfindley.com/flschwinn_1...985Ltwt31.html
Catalog Page: https://www.trfindley.com/flschwinn_1...985Ltwt15.html
Specifications: https://www.trfindley.com/flschwinn_1...985Ltwt31.html
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but they do not sell for this much, because of the Le Tour name (usually associate with the bike that was 2 steps above Varsity). This is probably the most incognito Columbus Tenax framed Schwinn bike.
03-23-10, 05:59 PM
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+1 Unfortunately the LeTour name suggests a lower end bike. So a buyer would need to understand that this is not a lower end bike at all, its a decent vintage touring bike. Touring bikes sell at a premium to equivalent road bikes.
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