That Taj is a great 26" cromo bike. And should need little if anything from day one.
I got used to alum when I bought a GT Zaskar back in 91. LOL LOL And have stayed with alum frames ever since.
Worked on this one a bit last night and this morning. Removed 3 of the the decals, disassembled cleaned and re-adjusted the caliper.
(Some improvement, (maybe 25%) but still plan to replace) Adjusted everything and it now much nicer to ride.
Very solid. Happy with the purchase. Kinda scary buying a $300.00 bike. But it turned out to be a great deal.
Will probably have about $700.00 in it a month from now. But it will be the way I want it.

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And should do what I want it to do.