Dave C’s 1974 Schwinn Le Tour

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Happy Thanksgiving to all the OTSGerati!  Sorry,  no turkey-themed post today, but Dave C’s 1974 Schwinn Le Tour is certainly deserving of a holiday.

Eat some food, watch some football, sleep in a chair, but tomorrow—GO RIDE YOUR BIKE!

Here’s my 1974 Schwinn Le Tour, made in Japan by Panasonic. I bought it for $10 at a garage sale a few months back and have really enjoyed cleaning it up and riding it. I had a local bike shop give it a once over and replace a few critical items that were worn out or broken. Since then I have replaced a few more things and now have it pretty much set up the way I want. The paint is a little dinged up here and there, but it really rides great.

Here are the things that are new to the bike:
Chain, brake levers and hoods, bar tape
cables and housings
Alloy randonneur bars that were on the bike when I got it, but aren’t original
27” Wolber Super Champion “58” alloy wheels (36 spoke front, 40 spoke rear)
Sun Tour sealed bearing hubs
SR SP-11 pedals with MKS steel clips
Shimano 6 speed freewheel
Michelin World Tour tires
Brooks B-17 seat
Pletscher rack

Thanks for the great website,

Dave C.

Thanks Dave

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  • http://hughsbicycle.blogspot.com Hugh

    A Pletscher rack, Gum-wall tires, and Gum brake-lever hoods, Chrome-tip forks, a Brooks Saddle and Old Style Toe Clips!!! That Lemon yellow Le-Tour has it “Going-On”
    Great Bike(: Touching-up the paint might be easier than you think. You will want to do some “DIY” research before attempting it though.

    • older1

      Ten bucks! Great find well worth the effort and expense, Dave! Definitely enough classic features to obtain a high score on the OTS-dex!
      I agree, Hugh: nothing to sweat over. Moderately chipped original paint in all the expected places, touched-up or not, only adds to its appealing character.

  • Dave C.

    Here’s a quick update on this bike. I installed stainless steel fenders and some panniers. Also got rid of the toe clips because they were not comfortable. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs002.snc6/165290_1813927314974_1443788810_32007946_5100158_n.jpg