So I tried to get up to Logan (the city where the bike is located) on Friday but I could never get anybody to answer the phone. So I called Utah state University and discovered the agency that is actually selling the bikes is only open Monday thru Thursday, 10-5. This puts a significant damper on my ability to go check it out…

And I’ve been thinking about why I’m drawn to this bike: because it’s cheap, it’s chrome, and it’s my size.

But that doesn’t allow me to reduce the number of bikes living at my house, I still don’t like drop bars, and I’ve already got a sweet blue bike that is a pretty good “sports tourer” that won’t need upgrading to indexed shifting and cassette wheels in the form of my 1997 Trek Multitrack 750.

So I think I’ll pass on this one, as interesting as it may be and as fun as a pointless project can be.

But if I keep looking I might be swayed. Those head lugs sure are pretty….