Originally Posted by Miele Man

I just got back from helping my buddy cold set the Nottingham Raleigh from earlier in this thread. I rode the Sekine there and it's a really nice riding bike. Those Suntour Power Shifters work really well and are very light in use.

All I did before riding the bike was put new 27 x 1 &1/4 inches tires on it. The tires were given to me. I also swapped out the Shimano UG 5 speed freewheel for a Shimano 6 speed one.

One wired thing is that the brake lever hoods are a fairly bright green and are made by AME.

It's a comfortable ride and would be fantastic on the crushed limestone rail-trails hereabouts.

Cheers