Mike V’s 1977 Schwinn Super Le Tour 12.2

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I picked up this little gem on craigslist for $50. The bike was pretty dusty and had some oxidation on the parts, but was in 100% original condition. I completely disassembled the bike (even the drive side BB cup, thank god it wasn’t stuck) down to the frame. A complete cleaning, regreasing, and adjustment of all bearings was performed. All parts were disassembled and polished with steel wool, mother’s aluminum polish, and 3M hand glaze on the chrome and paint. New tires, cables, and bar wrap were installed. All in all, i think it cleaned up pretty well. I especially love the chrome on the fork crown and legs. It’s too bad they didn’t chrome the fancy head lugs and stays, it could have been a poor man’s Paramount. Hope you all enjoy it.

Mike V. Westfield, MA

Thanks Mike

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  • older1

    Wow! Very nice, Mike! Great job on the clean-up and polish; it looks amazing!

    All you Schweads don’t make me have to break out a thesaurus to find some more superlatives, ’cause I’m usin’ ’em up quick, ’round here!

  • mike v

    thanks, i put a lot of time into it. appreciate the compliment.

    • older1

      I can tell you put a lot of extra effort into it, Mike! It just looks great!
      Not to detract from many of the nice electro-forged Schwinns posted, but I imagine most of us will agree: a nicely-polished lugged-frame OTS always looks sharp!
      I’m generally content with a “functional” or “utility” appearance with nearly anything, but when I see something all shined up, I can understand why someone takes the extra time to do it.