yeah its working much better and feels much better. brakes are working well, but after awhile of riding they just slipped back to their old ways a bit, soooo much noise! but hey, as long as the stop and the bike rides fine, i'm ok. and the thing cleaned up great, de-rusted, metal polished and waxed everything. the wheels may be the biggest issue with the bike as far as function, but those steel rims look awesome.