This rusty example of 30-year old mass production steel has been languishing unlocked on the bike rack in the parking lot behind my office for over a year! This Schwinn Traveler, along with its buddy, a similarly aged but slightly nicer Zebrakenko ten-speed, appeared unannounced one morning on the bike rack. I don't know how they got there, but they stayed there. Day in and day out. Through the harsh winter months. They were always there - two cro-moly sentries guarding the bike rack on a never-ending watch.
Then one day the Zebrakenko disappeared (hopefully to loving foster parents), leaving this poor Schwinn all by its lonesome. I'm thinking that the two bikes might have been stolen and subsequently ditched at the bike rack. I'm not sure, but the fact that this Schwinn still remains untouched is either a testament to how honest my fellow Milwaukeeans are or to how utterly undesireable the bike is.
Although this post has a public servicey feel to it, the real reason for my concern is that this bike is hogging one of the only decent spots on the rack. You see, the garage behind my office building is equiped with the same miserable bike racks as the Milwaukee County courthouse. I'd move the bike, but, frankly, I'm a little scared of touching it. Maybe it has leprosy or something.
Anyway, if this is your bike, contact me and I'll let you know where it is (for a small fee).
Besides the rusty chain and cassette it still looks to be in decent condition. I'm sure the cables/housing and tires need a lot of work, too. Those Schwinns are tanks, though and, in my opinion, it's worth an overhaul.
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