Originally Posted by
DiegoFrogs
Aren't stem shifters a little funny on a bike like this? Were mountain type thumb shifters available at that time? Still, I love those, especially the paint, and I'd pick one up in a heartbeat.
Tom: Of the two bikes that I have here, I have fenders on both, and I love them. But that still doesn't make them "cool!"
I don't think they were. ........stems shifter were typical on low end bikes. And these are definitely low end pig metal stem shifters. At least his saddle is the all leather brooks with springs and no padding like in the 1976 catalogue. A challenge will be to find chainrings for that stronglight crank. The inner one is pretty worn out. I am kind of wondering if the chain guard could be pulled to make it a triple. It is as thick as a sprocket and on the bolt circle. Of course the lowest cog made was a 38. I like Esge fenders. I think they are cool
