Originally Posted by
malaska
YMMV but... IMO that bike is more headache than it is worth. First of all, $225 is a significant fraction of what that bike cost when new. It might even be what that bike cost when new. At a garage sale you would pay ~$50 for that bike. At that price it might be worth having to scrounge to find: tires that fit, brakes and/or pads that fit, anything else that you might want to upgrade that is difficult to find because a). the bike is Franche and b). old. Harris Cyclery is your friend here, as well as Velo Orange.
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