When she came back from her ride she was giddy about being able to ride that bike so hard and fast. She's never really ridden a road bike. On the flip side, when I was showing her the cluster it only then dawned on her that that is where the gear changes occur. 4 years of college... sigh...
I ordered these:
And these:
I hope the color difference is just the lighting.
She also brought a friends bike over to have me check it out. Her front brakes aren't great and her rears don't work at all she says. My fear though is that it is the suicide levers that cause the problems. I can cure her problems but it will cost about the same as the above. The old brakes on that bike are even more flexy than the Dia-compes on the C'dale. Also the cables are sticky and the rear pads are old. And on top of that I think they are steel rims. No wonder they don't work. This old Bianchi is super tall too, and I'm not tall myself so taking it for a spin will be an adventure.