Originally Posted by
Tundra_Man
Pretty cool. Should make for some fun commuting. If nothing else it'll give you a second bike to ride if your first one is down for mechanical reasons.
Didn't see it mentioned what kind of rims are on it, but if they're steel don't count on the Kool Stops to make the braking much better. I put Kool Stops on my 81 Panasonic with steel rims. In dry weather they stop OK, but squeal terribly no matter how I adjust them. In wet weather, however, the braking is near non-existant. I've resolved that mine is a dry-weather bike only. I even have to be careful on dewey mornings if I cut through any grass.
the rims are not steel, they are alloy or aluminum cant remember which. If i cant get the bike to stop to a good standard i may switch out the whole braking system if i am able to do it on the cheap $ide of the spectrum.