Originally Posted by
SeaWolf97
nice ..were all the "SPRINTs" made with downtube shifters ?
Yes, I think they were as these bike were produced when downtube shifters were still pretty much the standard on race bikes.
There should be shift lever lugs underneath those cable stops for the brifters on the downtube if you want to revert it back to downtube shifters....which I think you shouldn't if you want the the "laid back" riding quality that you prefer on your bikes.
The Weinmann rimmed rear wheel sound to be a replacement maybe to provide more gear inches with its bigger cogs for an easier ride. It would be good to find either a new wheelset, as the present rear wheel is so mismatched to the front. or something that matches the front wheel
BTW, make sure you measure the rear spacing with the rear wheel off the bike, as the previous owner(s) might have just squeezed in a 130mm wide rear wheel, which most consider is not always a good idea to do with an aluminum bike.....