Ride, Wrench, Swap, Race
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Northern California
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Bikes: Cheltenham-Pedersen racer, Boulder F/S Paris-Roubaix, Varsity racer, '52 Christophe, '62 Continental, '92 Merckx, '75 Limongi, '76 Presto, '72 Gitane SC, '71 Schwinn SS, etc.
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Looks good, but look closely at both sides of the canti brakes, if the side with the adjuster screw has the screw threading directly into the plastic spring cover. They usually crack, which leaves the brake pulling to one side as all return spring tension is lost on one side.
I'm a big fan of early 1990's, 7-speed Shimano price-point mtbs, for their robustness. I usually trend a couple of years older than this one, but if any critical plastic parts on brakes/derailer are simply replaced with metal, all is good.
Bikes like this one are not so attractive to thieves, so if you ride and park in the city it would seem especially appropriate for such duty.