Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 2,786
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From: Winslow, AR
Bikes: '83 univega gran turismo x2, '85 schwinn super le tour,'89 miyata triple cross, '91 GT tequesta, '90 yokota grizzly peak, '94 GT backwoods, '95'ish scott tampico, '98 bonty privateer, '93 mongoose crossway 625, '98 parkpre ariel, 2k'ish giant fcr3
even new? i did not know that. when i was putting a dawes galaxy together for my friend, i so wanted to do a restore best i could. i wasn't going to go as far as a repaint, but i went with the stronglight cottered crank and leotard pedals, gb bars and stem, brooks saddle and post, and....of course...the simplex derailleurs and shifters. all but the front derailleur made the build. i even tried to dismantle one FD with good parts (but broken clamp) to swap to a "good" clamp. still...that one broke, too. so, it got a suntour of some sort. vx, as i recall. delrin = destined for the trash bin....ha