Originally Posted by
kevino
So I gave up and took it to the bike shop nearby. He said I had the wrong derailer for the front cog wheel. Charged $100 for looking at it and we left it because they can't work on in before the 19th. Then as I was leaving he ran out to tell me my wheel was bad. So $100 to look it over and replace the front derailleur and I'm guessing another $100 for a new wheel. When I bought this bike new from KMart in 1990 I paid $40.
I am repeating but for the shfiter look for a friction thumb shifter it is super easy
for the wheel what does bad mean? needs truing? bearings gone?
I would really look to get different bike than invest any more money in this bike. you could find something used for 200 to 300 that would be a ton better than this bike