Old 05-15-13 | 10:48 PM
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Bikes: 2020 Masi Giramondo 700c; 2013 Lynskey Peloton; 1992 Giant Rincon; 1989 Dawes needs parts; 1985 Trek 660; 1985 Fuji Club; 1984 Schwinn Voyager; 1984 Miyata 612; 1977 Raleigh Competition GS

Originally Posted by toytech
Did a lot of driving to get this one, but totally worth it, a Fuji Series V Tourer with extras and my size too!

Well I'll say it, that is sweet looking, and it looks to be in really nice shape, congrats on a nice fine.

It looks to be an 84 which would be the same year as my Fuji Club. I find it interesting that it uses the Suntour Mountech rear derailleur, or it should be using it, as my 85 Schwinn Le Tour Luxe, but your Fuji went with the Suntour Le Tech instead of staying with the Mountech like Schwinn chose to do; not sure what the difference is between the two but they look very similar and weighed the same. Supposedly the rear Mountech had issues where it would foul up if it got dirty, so simply keep it clean and it'll work fine, I haven't had any issues with mine; but the derailleur does shift a wide range of gears found on touring bikes very quickly and positive. And your's comes with 3 sets of bottle holders, for some reason the Schwinn I have did not so I had to add one on the underside of the down tube using a Minoura bracket. And you have the same Gran Comp 960 canti brakes as my Schwinn; if you find the brakes to be stiff new modern teflon cables helped mine a lot, as well as oiling the pivots to a much smaller degree.

Anyway nice fine. Congrats again.
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