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.

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