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an hour each way........$35.....but I've wanted a vintage tourer for a while....

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Old 07-17-13, 07:38 PM
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long drive and $35..and very rough...but I've wanted a tourer for a while....

1985 Nishiki Cresta.....something about those brakes on a road frame....just looks cool....

thoughts and opinions are appreciated.....

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Congrats! I'd say a couple hours well spent!
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Looks like a candidate for an OA bath and a lot of polishing... But for $35=SCORE!
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it was in a barn under a well loved joist......lotsa' bird poop..... All the rust appears to be surface only. I've never used OA; think I'll still to EG......
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Wow, puts my vintage touring bike find to shame. Great find.
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Great find. Hopefully nothing is stuck!
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Wow, puts my vintage touring bike find to shame. Great find.

A hundred plus miles round trip? You did fine on your ST400.
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Here in Hooterville, an hour each way is close, really close.


Nice buy!
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Nice result.
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Lol, I just bought the exact same thing from a fellow C&Ver, $50, shipped. (Actually, I'm just talking about the Sugino RT crankset, I didn't get the rest of the bike.)
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