Originally Posted by dingster1
Has anybody ever done this? Picked one up and restored it?? I saw a Fuji 12 speed today with flat bars for $35 that looked decent except for a little rust and needing brakes. If I get it and take it to my LBS what's something like that ususally run? Oh yeah and I'd change to drop bars of course. THe bike is a perfect fit!
That doesn't sound to me like a very good plan. The part about buying the $35.00 bike is all right. Taking a $35.00 bike to an LBS for a tune up and handlebar and brake lever replacement could easily boost your total cost to over $200.00. My advice would be to keep looking around until you find a bike that already has dropped handlebars.