It's great to see such a loyal following for the humble, indestructible, tank-heavy Schwinn Breeze.

My wife said she'd be willing to try riding a bike ... she has not owned or ridden one since she was a kid. So I've been looking for a vintage step-through to fix up for her.

I pulled over at a church garage sale, on a hunch they would have old bikes. They did - though the bikes were not for sale. But the priest agreed to sell me this one they weren't using, for $20.



October 1973 serial number






I wonder if the seat tube decal will survive, if I take off the stickers.









I hope the saddle will clean up ... WD-40 with a lot of elbow grease helps a little, but it's slow going. Any other suggestions?



The other grip is rotated the wrong way, and I can't budge it ... any ideas?






It has these Miller generator-powered lights ... kind of cool looking, but I guess I'll be taking them off since the bike won't be used at night.

I also plan to take off the rack, and look for a wire basket for the handlebars.