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mynewnchome
09-25-12, 06:32 PM
New to the road biking scene. Been VERY active riding my cheap Mongoose mountain bike for the past month, having a blast and found what I think to be a great deal today...a Fuji Espree and a Fuji Allegro, less than $50 in both, both function fine and ready for restoration.

Sorry about the picture, cell phone, more tomorrow when the cleanup begins.



http://i48.tinypic.com/kamfn.jpg

Juha
09-26-12, 12:04 AM
Cheers mynewnchome, welcome to Bike Forums. Please keep us posted on the restoration progress, we have a dedicated Classic & Vintage forum just for that!

--J
mynewnchome
09-26-12, 09:57 AM
Day number 2, she's a lot cleaner, adjusted and works like a champ. Time for new tires, these are probably the originals...then new bar tape. Brakes have been completely disassembled, cleaned and correctly re-installed. Gearing adjusted as it was out of adjustment badly. Not bad for what I believe to be a 27-28 year old bike.


http://i48.tinypic.com/k9ylc7.jpg

10 Wheels
09-26-12, 10:52 AM
Nice bikes.....
Black wallnut
09-26-12, 11:41 AM
Welcome mynewnchome, bike looks old school cool!
xtheeliminator
09-26-12, 02:12 PM
Hello mynewnchome. Great luck in finding two great vintage bikes for that kind of money.
A question, what size are the wheels on the Espree and the Allegro?
mynewnchome
09-26-12, 03:57 PM
27 x 1 1/4