Originally Posted by
tomio
Ah you're from Seattle. I am too. Nice clean build. I think the Tektro levers are a great addition to many vintage bikes. They have that Campy shape to them, which feels great compared the the smaller Shimano ones. I have pretty small hands, but still like the feel of those. I can't tell, but it looks like you have an arx derailleur, Sakae crank, and some sort of shimano shifters on friction?
Yeah, I love the shape of the Tektro levers and while I love nearly everything else about pre-90s bikes, the look of those cables sticking up out of the brake levers is just something I can't get used to. Yes, derailleurs are arx and the cranks are sakae. The shifters are the one part that I'm still looking for. The original shifters were very corroded and the rear shifter broke off the first time I tried to use it. So I bought a set of the Sunrace clamp-on shifters that are all over ebay. Unfortunately they're really crap, not to mention all wrong for this bike, so I'm looking for something better but getting by with the Sunrace shifters for now.
Originally Posted by auchencrow
I like the color combo - very understated but unusual.
Of course I don't have to tell you what nice bikes the old Trek steelies are.
Thanks, I know the colors aren't at all period correct, but I kind of liked the way the bar tape and cable housing match the gum wall tires.
Yesterday was my first ride on an old Trek and I was really impressed. What a smooth comfortable ride. Felt like an old Buick.