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Old 03-15-10 | 06:52 PM
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From: Scranton, PA, USA

Bikes: '77 Centurion "Pro Tour"; '67 Carlton "The Flyer"; 1984 Ross MTB (stored at parents' house)

A.Winthrop:

Thanks. I'll be sure to borrow a good camera and take good pictures this weekend. I'm still waiting on my cable clips and brake hoods from Velo Orange.

I was, however, able to ride it a bit for about a week now. I have about 100 miles on it now, despite not putting on good cork tape yet. The ride is really outstanding. The braze-on mount centerpulls stop way better than I'd ever need and look fantastic doing it, too.

The biggest blemish is on the lower headlug. It looks like it swung back and forth on a metal hook. I was able to find a pretty close match with nail polish. (Hint: Try to bring a lady with you when doing this. I got some funny stares.)

My major gripe is the gearing. There is a *lot* of duplication and really big jumps between gears. I'll post a table below. I'll probably replace the freewheel with something else.
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