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05-30-09, 01:19 PM
This is the bike I salvaged a little while ago:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/boysrus/salvage%20finds/198_9878.jpg
It's a ten-speed riding on 27" steel wheels. It's got an odd mix of components-Suntour stem shifters running a Huret Allvit RD and a Falcon FD. Steel sidepull brakes need new pads. I rebuilt the RD, replaced the rear inner tube, and found out it's a little too small for me. I may not end up keeping it. Everything works well enough, and it should clean up nicely, but I'm having a hard time finding anything for comparison purposes. Should I really shine it up, or just make it "good enough"? Any advice is welcome. The dome grill is NOT for sale!
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/boysrus/salvage%20finds/198_9878.jpg
It's a ten-speed riding on 27" steel wheels. It's got an odd mix of components-Suntour stem shifters running a Huret Allvit RD and a Falcon FD. Steel sidepull brakes need new pads. I rebuilt the RD, replaced the rear inner tube, and found out it's a little too small for me. I may not end up keeping it. Everything works well enough, and it should clean up nicely, but I'm having a hard time finding anything for comparison purposes. Should I really shine it up, or just make it "good enough"? Any advice is welcome. The dome grill is NOT for sale!