Look what I found in the dumpster today... see pic.

It's no ordinary Free Spirit tank. It's a proper bike, one of the imported Puchs- lugged frame, far better general materials/build quality than the gas-pipe tank of a Freespirit bike I found before, and surprisingly low weight for a bike made with standard steel (about 28lbs once I removed the stand and rear rack).

The fenders mount well, work well (though they could use mudflaps) and look decent. Frame/fork are the same. The wheelset is okay, but leaves something to be desired. The seat and bars are very nice. Everything else will be changed or replaced for something better or lighter. I will also be adding bar tape, keeping a small front brake lever, adding a headlamp and round cateye reflectors to replace the kludgy and heavy square ones, and trying strapped pedals.

Now to the immediate problems- where to get a good track cog and lockring to replace the freewheel, where to get the freewheel pulled/wheel redished (LBS? What's an average price for that kind of job?)

Also, where's a good place to buy cheap pedal straps, and are most platforms compatible with them?