Hello! I am back two days after buying my first C&V bike . This time around I got some "for the fiancee". She bugs me because she thinks riding C&V is a hipster thing! I believe old roadies are just plain classy and nice. Unlike the Panasonic DX4000 that I recently got, this one needs a little bit of retouch to get it running good.

The bike is a 1984 Lotus Unique (thanks to another forum member for pointing it out). The gears, although in need of little cleaning and lubing, work great and smooth. It has a little bit of patina from storage but no big amounts of rust. The saddle is not great but I will get a brooks for it later. The biggest issue is the wheels. He said their are bent, I believe he meant completely out of true. I am going to give it a shot myself and try to get them to a point that they can actually rotate without touching the pads. That is the only real issue with the bike. It has all original Suntour BL FD, RD, Sugino Crank, Shimano SLR Levers and Dia Compe G500 brake calipers.

It was advertised for $225 and I got it down to $100. In all honesty, was this a good-ok deal? I don't wanna feel like I got ripped off. I know I did great with the panasonic but not sure about this. The bike is very nice looking and my fiancee loves. Between you and me, I am going to use it as a commuter once it is fixed up .

Some pics!