I have some experience with a schwinn sports tourer. I got it with trashed wheels. So no experence with there. One other issue is that it was 3 inches taller than I ride normally but it was free and I happened to have a wheelset with tubies and shimano 600 hubs. I took it to college. No one stole it and I loved it. Gave it to a friend who gave it to his brother.
Howard Darr