Originally Posted by
CliffordK
[MENTION=370888]Chr0m0ly[/MENTION],
What was your original intent with the bike? Did you buy it to ride, or did you buy it as a parts donor?
If you were planning to ride the bike, then go ahead and tune it up and ride it.
If you were planning on using it as a parts donor, then go ahead and strip it, then send the frame off to that HS kid to use for spare parts and brazing practice.
I’d purchased it as a counterpoint to my ‘91 Miyata 1000LT and my ‘90 Cannondale ST600. Both are stiffer touring bikes and I’d wanted to try out an earlier steel tourer with more bump-soak-up-ability.
But since then, I’ve picked up, first an ‘84 Trek 520 then an ‘84 620 followed by the Grande Dame an ‘83 720.
So this was bought as a rider, and it
could be used as such, but I have plenty of bikes that serve the role in a better capacity.
I’m on a trip with my wife right now, and she’s on an ‘88 Canny ST400 I’ve built up for her, and I’m using the Trek 620. Never even considered bringing the Zebra.