That's the one my brother recently found at a nearby GW; it's not a Voyager as I posted. Very nice, and IMO far better for a city bike -- add wider tires if you like -- than any Dutch or rod brake bike.
On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 8:35 PM, John Aydelotte <[email protected]>wrote: > It rides very well -- with the sprung saddle she get's a very smooth ride, > even on rough city streets. > > Yes, the Le Tour series are quite nice, and this one was (from what I could > glean online) made by Panasonic. There are still lots of them out there in > garages and they pop up on Craigslist pretty frequently. They are a step up > from the World Tourist (made by Giant in Taiwan, I believe), and certainly > lighter than the old Varsity bike, which may have still been cranked out in > Chicago back then. Was that the one you were thinking of? > > The original catalog page for the Le Tour Touriste can be seen > here.<http://www.trfindley.com/flschwinn_1980_1990/1981_10.html> > The Mixte isn't prominent, but the lower left photo shows one. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
