Help with Schwinn Letour
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Last week, I met a woman at a coffee shop who had just been given that same bike by a friend. It looked almost new, at age 20. It was exactly her size and she was as excited as a little kid at Christmas to have such a nice bike.
This Schwinn may be one of the MOST "all-American" of road bikes, as the steel tubing for the frame and fork was made in the USA by True Temper, the frame and fork were made in the USA, and the final assembly took place in Mississippi.
Richard Schwinn said the VERY last bike to by made by Schwinn in the USA was taken home by the plant manager. Then his son "borrowed" the bike when leaving to attend the University of Mississippi, where it was stolen. So, probably today some "crackhead" is riding around Oxford, Mississippi on the very last "Made in USA" Schwinn.
This Schwinn may be one of the MOST "all-American" of road bikes, as the steel tubing for the frame and fork was made in the USA by True Temper, the frame and fork were made in the USA, and the final assembly took place in Mississippi.
Richard Schwinn said the VERY last bike to by made by Schwinn in the USA was taken home by the plant manager. Then his son "borrowed" the bike when leaving to attend the University of Mississippi, where it was stolen. So, probably today some "crackhead" is riding around Oxford, Mississippi on the very last "Made in USA" Schwinn.







