yeah, i guess someone must have replaced the original wheels with the 27's down the line. the 27's seemed to fit fine, I pulled them off right when i picked the bike up so i don't know how well it rode like that.

And yes, just the lever, I have all the bolts and hardware for the lever, just no lever. I grabbed a few levers from the co-op parts bin, but I guess they were all index levers and I need one with the stop on it.

the blue is pretty faded, but on the bottom there is still some non faded paint, and its a pretty deep and sparkly blue, must have looked really pretty on the show room floor.