Originally Posted by z0mbie

Hello all,

I'm new here, and I have a few questions before I pull the trigger on a couple purchases. I recently bought a '84 World Sport because I'm fat, and need to get into shape. Though, it needs some maintenance... There is a small tear in the front tire, needs to be cleaned, brakes seem a little squeaky, and seems that more modern bar tap would have more padding...

I figured, if I'm getting new tires, might as well go for something colored. I want to visually like the way my bike looks... I would like to keep it a 10 speed, as I hear nothing but bad things about fixed gear bikes. Being in Florida as well, I can't see why anyone would want one. That being said, I am looking for suggestions on upgrades. The size of the tires are fine, but if I need to drop down to a smaller sized wheel, would I be able to keep it a 10 speed bike?

I was looking at mag wheels, but I'm only seeing these wheels for fixed gear bikes. If this is the case, I can stick with spokes, won't bother me any. However, I'd like the scheme of the bike to either be black/orange, or black/green.

Thanks ahead if I don't answer right away.

*Edit - If I can get some suggestions on colored wheels, and tires, I will be looking for close to the same color brake levers/cables as well. I have the 4 levers, not sure what to call them... They're both built into the same handle bar. Not looking to change out the crank set unless it's needed... I will be taking it to my local shop this weekend to get a once over, and hopefully have parts for them to install.

Thanks again.