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The prices here are waaaay better than if you just show up at the UPS or FedEx store: http://bikeflight.com & http://www.shipbikes.com I’ve used both several times with really good results. Also Frontier Airlines charges $25 each way for bikes under 50 lbs. There are a couple of others out...

Maybe it was Italian Lira. Maybe not on the bars, but I’m steering clear (pun fully intended) of standard cruiser bars... These are another strong possibility: http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/ ... ebar.html#

Sorry I let my hyperbole get away with me... I think it was closer to $60 :shock:

Okay it’s time to put this all in one place. So I found this bike through a guy on cl who I guess sells more than his fair share of vintage Schwinn. Shipping was close to $5K and he generously offered to take off all the parts I was going to replace to save us both money and hassle. I declined...

Thanks... looks like fun.

I basically joined this forum so I could post a congrats to "buildin with dad" And because I decided to build a cool towny... I thought I get and 80s schwinn and do a couple things to it. Nah... I'll get a 70's schwinn and trick it modern style. 60's... 50's... So I ended up with a Prewar DX and...