Originally Posted by
swc7916
Really? You can't see why this bike can't be safe and reliable?
I gotta tell ya, folks have ridden long and hard miles on bikes of similar or lesser quality over the past 100 years.
The frame looks to be solid, albeit heavy... which is typical of older bikes you'll find all around the world still being ridden for daily transportation.
And, given all of the restoration work described by the OP, the important stuff appears to be getting taken care of.