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Old 10-06-09, 08:55 PM
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I like the crank and derailleurs on the bike. I love the color. You are really going to enjoy this bike.

My advice:

Move the brake levers to where they belong. Run a straightedge along the bottom of the drops. The tips of the levers should reach that straightedge or overreach it slightly. Then rotate the bar down just a tad.

Tape the handlebars.

Change the pedals to something better. I happen to be in love with these pedals, since you can use an SPD-equipped shoe or a regular shoe. Or get toe clips or Power Grips.

I think I see you now have alloy rims. Excellent. And some nice tires!

The bike will definitely accept fenders and a rack.

It's the making of a very nice all-purpose bike.
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