Here's my $100 Tempo, brought home and wiped with a dry rag:
Here it is today. The stem/bars/brake levers/cables are taken from the Centurion Pro Tour that I recently sold. New bearings are the only actual expense thus far, so here's my $104 Tempo:
I still have to spring for new tires, and I'm test-riding the saddle for a while to decide whether or not it's a keeper. Other than that I'm pretty friggin' thrilled.
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A race bike in any era is a highly personal choice that at its "best" balances the requirements of fit, weight, handling, durability and cost tempered by the willingness to toss it and oneself down the pavement at considerable speed. ~Bandera
Last edited by Fahrenheit531; 12-29-13 at 03:04 PM.
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