Schwinn Le Tour Restoration Part 2

Now that the fun part's over, it's time to do some actual work on the bike. First I'll start installing the fork. After soaking all the bearings in mineral spirits, I can pack the bearing cups full of grease and slide the fork in place:

Next I reassembled the headset and put the shifters back in place:

Now the handlebars and stem:

After the headset I repacked the wheel bearings. I didn't have to remove the freewheel on this one because there's enough room to work on the bearings (plus I don't have the special tool to remove a Normandy freewheel):

Wheels installed:

Now I can reinstall the bottom bracket:

Then the cranks. The 14mm nuts underneath the dustcaps need to be really tight:

Rear derailleur back in place:

It's easiest to adjust the RD when the chain is off. Just move the derailleur until the guide pulley is underneath the biggest sprocket, then set the limit screw so it can't move any further:

Chain reinstalled:

Almost finished:

Pedals and a new seat installed (the original one was so uncomfortable that it was unrideable):

This one came out pretty well, but it definitely needed a lot of work. As far as how it rides, it will never be an agile road racer. Instead it handles like how a touring bike is supposed to with a very stable feel.