Originally Posted by
Iride01
It is a beautiful bike. If there is or might be collector value, I'd try to perform any mods in a way that I'd be able to put it all back to original.
I could be wrong but I just don't see this bike gaining any real kind of value other than it's use as a bike and being a pretty good bike. I paid $175 cnd for it because it is my size and it is like new and really didn't need much more than tires and a little tweaking to be a good touring bike for me.
Please if I am wrong and someone feels like this bike will become worth some bigger dollars let me know.
It is just really nice to be able to climb on it and have it look and feel like a very pretty brand new bike. Unlike my trek which is good but beat to hell. Unfortunately cycle touring, plane and other cargo holds among other things will take it's toll and within time this appolo will not be nearly as pretty but will still be a very good bike and had some really cool adventures.
Originally Posted by
Iride01
It looks like those future bicycle motors are getting close to being cut loose to do their own locomotion. So that may change your needs for the bike.
Forgive me but I do not follow this at all. What do you mean by this?
Originally Posted by
Iride01
Though I can agree to getting the shifters off the down tube if it is to be bike you regularly ride. I was able to shift much more efficiently with my stems shifters and in the 40 plus years I rode them, I still have my testicles. So their reputation is undeserved from my viewpoint.
This is my thinking exactly. It just seems like there was a big "Down tube shifter SNOBBERY" that was prevalent in the years before brifters?
Like I get the snobbery mentality as I have fallen for it with my mtn bike being all XTR and my road all ultegra but for some reason this Downtube vs Stem rivalry seems odd to me?