I posted this on road bikes and was kindly directed here.

Hey guys,

I have been riding BMX for about 8 years and just switched over to riding road bikes. I THINK I have an amazing find...I don't have a picture yet but the bike I bought a Schwinn Prelude; from what I got by googleing it I believe it is a mid 80's model. It is gray in color and a 10 speed. Every component on the bike is made in France. I put some new tires on it and cleaned the chain, and WOWWWWW. This is the fastest bike I've ever been on. I paid 10 bucks for the bike and about 30 for tires, tubes, the adapter thing for the European stems, and some degreaser for the chain. From my not so detailed explanation do you think this is a good bike (especially for a newbie). What other things could or should I do to this bike? I need to tune up the brakes...other than that I am new to the scene, and not used to gears or front brakes so some help would be great!
John