Originally Posted by
sailorbenjamin
I suppose that was my main motive. Curiosity. I wanted to try this old bike. I wanted to try that old bike...with these wheels. I wanted to try them both and switch the wheels and try them again. Then there were all those poor orphans on the recycle pile to help finance the operation. Aside from having a much smaller space to work in, I think I've found my real keeper bike and most of my curiosity is satisfied.
I bought the Motobecane Jury as a bare frame to unload some parts I already had on hand. I bought my newest Nishiki for the same reason. it will leave me a a complete and rideable bike that was just a pile of old parts looking for a frame before. And Like all the others, I wish I could keep it!