Originally Posted by
gomango
Definitely utilitarian paint, but I think it fits the bike pretty well.
FWIW This has turned into my wife's favorite around town cruiser. We put on some Schwalbe Fat Franks and man, can she motor with those tires.
Also, the front derailleur is a Suntour Alpine Gear Tech and the rear is a Suntour XC Sport. They continue to function like new after all these years. Tough stuff.
For some reason I thought they had a Mountech rear derailleur. You're right though. Unless they were beat to death most still function very well.
Ritcheys of the era had nicer paint. They used to paint the Bull Moose bars to match the frame which was a nice touch.