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Originally Posted by mobilemail
I had one of these in the 80's. In fact I rode my first century on it, and several bike camping trips. It actually came a with 40-spoke back wheel from the factory. My personal opinion was that the brakes were unimpressive, the hubs were mediocre, but overall was an excellent bike. In fact you could probably not touch it, sell it and make money. Now you need a nice Brooks saddle! (BTW I have an '86 Schwinn Tempo from the same era, Tenax frame).
I've got a better set of cantis on the way and I also have a brand new Brooks Pro...but I think a B17 would be better. I'll hunt for one of those

Oh, I have a used Brooks Pro in brown as well. Can these be suitable for touring or are they more for the "race" position?

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