Be careful what you ask for. This bike is a fun project for me, but the operative word is "project". It's been an interesting series of lessons. Just because the components of yesteryear were not as priority as they are today, doesn't mean everything fits everywhere on any bike. It's really been quite the puzzle sorting things out. And like most things in life, the destination is secondary to the journey. I've really enjoyed this particular journey and was happy to share it with anyone interested and more than grateful for all the help along the way.

The funny thing is, even with the anti-flashy paint job, this bike garners lots of attention. The vast majority of people have no idea what it is. To most it's an antique jalopy that escaped from a museum. To me, it's a bicycle, an ordinary bicycle, and this is what a bicycle looks like. Just one more piece of evidence that I'm older than I feel.


FWIW, even with everything that is on it now, it still comes in under 30#. Not way under, but under is under.