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Late 80's Schwinn Le Tour

Old 10-02-12, 11:27 AM
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Late 80's Schwinn Le Tour

I'm looking at this 88' or 89' Schwinn Le Tour on ebay: https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...:X:RTQ:US:1123

It looks to be in great condition, no rust, well functioning components. It does need new tubes and tires. The seller is asking $150 for the bike and $75 for shipping. Is it worth it or should I keep looking?
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The seller is full of crap. From the listing: "These bikes sold for over $900 in the early 1980's and were used worldwide on road races."

The bike needs tires, cables, handlebar tape, no telling what else. $225 is way too much.
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It's a 1988 model year Le Tour. According to the 1988 price list, MSRP was $349.95.



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Exactly the information I needed. Thanks
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Originally Posted by Scooper
It's a 1988 model year Le Tour. According to the 1988 price list, MSRP was $349.95.



Ha was gonna say, I'm pretty sure my tempo sold for less then that new.
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Yeah, seller is BS.

But it's still a nice bike that looks pretty clean, besides needing some work. If you plan to do the work yourself and can get it for around $100 on a local pickup I think you're doing pretty well.
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