Originally Posted by
VictorKnox
Finished a couple bikes in the last few weeks.
First, a 1981 Trek 614 (24"). Bought it pretty original and turned into an upright townie/commuter bike to avoid overlap with my other bikes. Swapped to a triple crank so I could use it to tow my kids in a Burley trailer. The bars are Soma Oxford, basically a copy of Nitto Albatross. Not really a fan of the bars so far. I am not used to sitting so upright. Might try some moustache bars soon.
DSC03248 by
Jonathan Kauffman, on Flickr
Wow! The paint looks like it is in great shape! Details on the gearing? Are you just running the Shimano bar ends in friction?
Here's my '82 613 caught out in the rain the other day:
