Originally Posted by
calamarichris
After four years of scanning Ebay, Craigslist & my local swapmeet,
then stocking up on Dura Ace 7800 components,
THEN building a bulletproof wheelset for it... voila: my beater...
Thank heavens I'm not the only guy around here with Dura-Ace on Schwinn.
Although its previous owner was responsible for all the upgrades, I still get the benefit. This one's 9-speed, but still D-A. I bought it for $500, so I ride it like I stole it.