Thanks for the welcome Bill. I'm certainly capable of learning to do some work on the old Pug, but first I want a bike mechanic to access it to see if it's worthwhile bringing it back. If so, I want it gone over by the expert, then I'll take it from there. We have a bike trail less than a 1/4 mile from my house. I live in central Florida and the West Orange trail is right there! I used to ride quite a bit, and actually in my younger days commuted to work on it. As I lived in a congested city then, it was far faster than taking my car. I'm retired now and have the time to get back into riding. I'm not in too bad a shape, but I'm not in riding shape. Will have to work into it. Looking around the site, there seems to be a wealth of info on everything related to bikes and riding. I'm looking forward being on the site and taking up my old hobby again!