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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration After Restoration |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Before Restoration |
I recently completed a restoration of a 1980's Schwinn Tempo for a local retailer. I have always like these Schwinn Tempos, Schwinn was trying to go above and beyond at this time. Also the Tempo is from my favorite era of bicycles. I was given freedom to go any direction on the Tempo the only request was the frame had to be painted.
Link for the Tempo for sale with the local retailer.
I thought long and hard about the direction to go on the Schwinn. The original decals are available but in the end I wanted to get away from the 80's color and decal scheme. I have always wanted to take a Schwinn from this era or a Schwinn from the Paramount Design Group and give it a classic Schwinn look, this is the opportunity. I have always liked the Bicentennial Schwinn's from 1976, the white frames with American flag decals. I am going with the white frame with red accents, the American flag decals are for the 1976 frames.
The Schwinn Tempo will receive a total restoration along with new bearings, cables, cable housings, handlebar tape and tire tubes. The Tempo already has very nice and new tires on it. The Tempo has a Shimano 105 group set on it, a set I like from this time period. The components are in good starting shape, with polishing and lubricating they will be great! I am still looking for all the photos, somehow I can't find all in the thousands of photos I take a month.
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bicycle Before |
I broke the Schwinn Tempo down. The frame has no damage just in need of new paint with scratches and chips in the paint.
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Frame Before |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Frame Before |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Frame Before |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Frame Before |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Frame Before |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Frame Before |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Frame Before |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Frame Before |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Frame Before |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Fork Before |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Fork Before |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Fork Before |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Fork Before |
The powder coating turned out amazing, I am very very happy with the results. In the photos you can see I forgot to remove the rear drop out micro adjust screws. Those where removed and polished. So happy!
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Frame Powder Coated |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Frame Powder Coated |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Frame Powder Coated |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Frame Powder Coated |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Frame Powder Coated |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Frame Powder Coated |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Frame Powder Coated |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Frame Powder Coated |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Frame Powder Coated |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Frame Powder Coated |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Fork Powder Coated |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Fork Powder Coated |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Fork Powder Coated |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Fork Powder Coated |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Fork Powder Coated |
First thing I had to so was installed the Schwinn head badge, I love it!!
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Head Badge Installed |
The headset and bottom bracket where first. After a deep cleaning and some time on the polishing wheels and they look great. New replacement bearings and the headset and bottom bracket spin perfect!
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Headset Before |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bottom Bracket Before |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Headset & Bottom Bracket Polished |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Headset Cups Pressed |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bearings Packed |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Headset Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Headset Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bottom Bracket Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Headset & Bottom Bracket Complete |
Next on the list was the handlebars, stem and brake levers. I like these Shimano 105 brake levers from this time period, they have a crisp feel and a good shape, I was amazed the hoods where still in good condition, usually these hoods are melted or brittle. some time on the polishing wheels and everything looks great!
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Handlebars - Stem - Brake Levers - Before |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Handlebars - Stem - Brake Levers - Before |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Shimano 105 Brake Levers Before |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Handlebars - Stem - Brake Levers - Polished |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Handlebars Polished |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Stem & Brake Levers Polished |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Handlebars - Stem - Brake Levers - Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Handlebars - Stem - Brake Levers - Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Handlebars - Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Handlebars - Stem - Brake Levers - Complete |
Next was the Shimano 105 crank. I wish I could have saved the decals on the crank arms but the where just to brittle and the arms need a fair amount of polishing. Installed the crank looks great.
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Shimano 105 Crank - Before |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Shimano 105 Crank - Polished |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Shimano 105 Crank - Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Shimano 105 Crank - Complete |
I like the Shimano 105 brake calipers, they are not exactly dual pivot brake calipers yet but they work almost has good as dual pivots and they have a great snappy feel. After cleaning, polishing and lubricating the calipers look and function great!
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Shimano 105 Brake Calipers - Before |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Shimano 105 Brake Calipers - Polished |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Shimano 105 Brake Calipers - Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Shimano 105 Brake Calipers - Complete |
Last of the main components was the derailleurs and shift levers. Again I am going to say I like the Shimano 105 components from this era. There are peaks and valleys through the years of bicycle components and this in my opinion is one of the peaks. The whole bicycle industry was at a peak from about 1985 to 1989 in my opinion. The derailleurs polished and pivot points lubricated are perfect!
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Shimano 105 Derailleurs - Before |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Shimano 105 Rear Derailleur - Before |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Shimano 105 Rear Derailleur - Before |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Shimano 105 Derailleur - Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Shimano 105 Derailleurs - Before |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Shimano 105 Derailleurs - Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Shimano 105 Derailleurs - Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Shimano 105 Derailleurs - Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Seat Post - Before |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Seat Post - Polished |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Shimano 105 Shift Levers - Cleaned |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Shimano 105 Shift Levers - Complete |
The wheels is an area I can't fins all the photos at the moment but I have a few. The wheels are very nice with the Shimano 105 hubs and the Wolber rims. Polishing of the hubs and replacing the bearings and grease and the wheels spin forever! The Tempo came with brand new Continental Grand Prix tires so no need to change them, actually they are perfect for the Tempo, mean and quick.
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Front Wheel - Before |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Front Wheel - Before |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Front Wheel - Before |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Rear Wheel - Before |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Rear Wheel - Before |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Rear Wheel - Before |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Wheels Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Front Wheel Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Rear Wheel Complete |
Red cable housing is part of the color scheme I am going for. I also found this black handle bar tape with red coming through the perforations, Just enough red with out being over powering. The real red accents come from the decals.
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Cable Housings & Handlebar Tape Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Cable Housings & Handlebar Tape Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Cable Housings & Handlebar Tape Complete |
Classic Schwinn decals was the last touch. I have always liked these classic decals, and are the Schwinn decals most people my age remember. I was able to get the red decals I wanted in very high quality vinyl, very happy with the quality. However I wasn't able to get a Tempo decal in this style since the Tempo was not meant for this decal set. I made up a simple Tempo decal for it, It was not ready for photos, photos will come soon.
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Decals Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bicycle Complete |
Better final phots to come, we had snow when I took these final photos. I have since test rode the Tempo and its is fast and as smooth as I was expecting, in another VERY! I hope others like the plan of going moving the design scheme back a decade, I LOVE IT!! I couldn't be happier with the results, everything turned out fantastic!!
The local retailer has the bike up for sale if anyone is interested link below and above.
Schwinn Tempo link.
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bicycle Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bicycle Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bicycle Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bicycle Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bicycle Complete - Shimano 105 Headset |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bicycle Complete - Shimano 105 Brake |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bicycle Complete - Shimano 105 Wheel Hub |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bicycle Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bicycle Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bicycle Complete - Shimano 105 Shift Levers |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bicycle Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bicycle Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bicycle Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bicycle Complete - Shimano 105 Crank |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bicycle Complete - Shimano 105 Derailleur |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bicycle Complete - Shimano 105 Derailleur |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bicycle Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bicycle Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bicycle Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bicycle Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bicycle Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bicycle Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bicycle Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bicycle Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bicycle Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bicycle Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bicycle Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bicycle Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bicycle Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bicycle Complete |
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| 1980's Schwinn Tempo Restoration Bicycle Complete |
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