Originally Posted by
fishboat
oh..and good on the OP for restoring this one. It's and excellent riding bike. I rode mine exclusively for over 35 years until I got hooked on the newer STI shifters and found it hard to continue using friction shifters on the downtube. I don't want to update it with new components. Mine is still in perfect riding condition and I take it out now and then. Wonderful bike.
[MENTION=431789]fishboat[/MENTION] can you check the S/N on your bike? I'm trying to continue to narrow down the year on mine.