Well, yesterday being Saturday, and it NOT actually raining, we thought we'd drive up to Alabama, to the flea market
The market there has, sadly, somewhat declined recently, as I think they raised the vendor rate, and so far fewer sellers show up.
I surely wasn't expecting to find a bike there, as I've only rarely seen them there, before - And certainly not a NICE bike !

Anyway, I was kind of surprised to find a good ol' boy selling this -
An absolutely original, right down to the bar tape (I think), '86 Schwinn Super Sport .
Well, maybe not completely original - It had a nice Zefal pump attached

The bike is in remarkable shape - The paint has some scrapes (I think just from handling, and moving it around),
but it obviously sat, far more than it was ever ridden .
The original 600 groupset has virtually no visible wear - At least nothing but some chain grunge that I can see.......

Unfortunately, at 23", the bike is too tall for me, but I knew that, as soon as I saw it ...........
But fortunately, it IS a perfect size for my wife, she being a bit taller than me, with much longer legs = Happy wife

Now, there WAS a slight catch (You knew it was coming) - This photo shows a nice bike, with both wheels -
But Look close, and you see the front is a mis-match - I put on a spare one that I had, for the photo shoot
THIS bike only had the rear attached, BECAUSE .................





......., It was mounted on this nice Blackburn trainer stand - Which works perfectly, BTW
The guy said he had no idea about the missing front - He was one of those yard / estate sale scavenger types, and probably picked it up cheap, on the trainer, and never thought to ask about the other wheel





This is the rear wheel - Which I would really LOVE to find a matching front for - Anybody have one ?
I thought not - Anyway, I'll put a WTB on the sales forum, and see - You never know
I'll probably wind up getting some kind of newer wheelset, in my bottom feeder price range ........





Oh, I'm sure y'all wanted to know the bottom line - The guy wouldn't take a dime less - It blew my entire flea market budget, for that day



Anyway, that's what I got for today .......

Nice score! $40 mus be the going price for flea market Schwinns. That's what I paid for my '88 LeTour last year. It was all original, except for the tires. By the late 1980s, Schwinn was starting to get a pretty good product, but it was too late to save the company.

I envy you. All I see at flea markets around here are beat up, cheap BMX, and WalMart kid and adult bikes.

I am obviously going to the wrong thrift stores/flea markets/LBS etc. nice score OP

Like I said, it was really a fluke -
It's not much of a flea market, as those things go - Sometimes I buy old tools there, or something like that .
Usually just lots of junk and knick-knacks - The bike was kind of a shock

Surprised to hear anything about flee markets. They've been pretty much gone for years now. Back in the 70s and 80s, they were huge. Never a place for higher end bikes, but a good selection of 15 dollar English roadsters most days. Back then, I wouldn't consider anything later then the 1950s. I still have a 40s lightweight Elgin from the flee market days. All these years and I still haven't done anything to it.

As long as its not s fat tire Schwinn cruiser, which people assume are all worth crazy money. I saw one, an obvious reproduction (with a 5 speed Shimano Tourney RD from no earlier than 1996 in my estimation) at a flea market for $1000. Over the next 5 years I continued to go to that flea market and saw that dumb bike there every time. I even bought a bike from the guy, a Takara I think, that was crashed with a badly bent fork, for $10. It had a Shimano 600 group on it, along with some nice wheels and a few other interesting parts.

[MENTION=472488]mixteup[/MENTION], I think I have the rim you're looking for, but someone pulled off the 'Araya' label at some point. PM me in a couple days to remind me to check if I don't PM you first with a photo and info.

Well that doesn't suck. Not one little bit.

Thank you !
Please let me know

Some people have no imagination. A bike that is missing a wheel (or saddle) is obviously pretty worthless ... .

Very nice score, and great present for your wife.