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Old 03-11-12 | 11:54 AM
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Bikes: specialized crossroads hybrid 2006 Raleigh Cadent 2 1971 Schwinn Varsity, 1972 Schwinn Continental, 1977 Schwinn Volare (frame)

+1 on the Windsor Tourist from BD. I'm in my third year on this bike and it hasn't let me down. I changed out the crappy tires for some Panaracer Pasela TG for a better ride and the brake pads suck so I put on Kool Stops. Be forewarned the wheelset may need to be trued like mine did. If you can't or don't want to put the bike together and do the adjustments needed you would be better off with a LBS item instead. My LBS guys tweaked this bike for me after I put a few miles on it things like truing the wheels and tightening the spokes and remarked I had done yeomans work on the assembly. A few have remarked the hubs and BB might now have been greased well but mine were fine. Its not a sexy bike but I've got some vintage stuff if I want a sexy bike to ride.
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