Your seat and grips are non original. Not sure about the pad. I can't see the brake lever well enough to know if it's orig. I have one exactly like it but yours is in much better condition and even has the chainguard and reflectors (EDIT: oops, guess you're missing the front reflector) which is nice.

Check mine out. This is exactly as I got it, not even cleaned (and it's still the same way today). I'm considering taking a couple parts off for another build.
http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/schwinn/28234

You can do whatever you want with your bike, obviously, but considering that these aren't worth much, if I were you, I'd just replace the seat with something more era-correct (see mine, it's correct for the bike) and maybe the grips, and repair the cable or replace it with a cheap one. Otherwise, I'd just clean it up real nice. Actually, I'd leave the grips, they're fine. These are nice low-end bikes, but certainly nothing to stick money into, IMO, unless you owned one BITD or something. Fortunately, yours hardly needs anything. Nice find. These were made in Taiwan for Schwinn, by the way.

Last edited by Mirage1972 (2010-07-02 4:51pm)

As has been said already Taiwan made Schwinns just dont draw much interest. It does not mean they are not worth owning. I would leave it as is and if you trip across the correct part cheap grab it.
I've been riding mine every day since it's tuneup last week. I changed from the original tires as well but still have mine.
Nice score !!!

Hey,
I noticed that the word Tharsher is in the same font as the Magazine.  Was this some kind of cross promotional thing?  Anybody have any details?