Joined: Nov 2005
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From: NW Ohio
Bikes: 1984 Miyata 310, 1986 Schwinn Sierra, 1987 Ross Mt. Hood, 1988 Schwinn LeTour, 1988 Trek 400T, 1981 Fuji S12-1977 Univega Grand Rally, S LTD, 1973 Sears Free Spirit 531, 197? FW Evans
If you want to keep everything original that's fine, but since you are already planning to redo the tape on the bars, I would take the opportunity to replace the stem. The rest of the bike has thin tubing and that stem just looks out of place.