Late followup: I got the Passage finished last night, took it out for the first test ride today. Nothing particularly memorable, definitely a low-level bike shop bike. Just the same it rides decently, shifts well (or at least it will once I finish getting the gunk out of the shifters), and will probably serve quite well as my lunchtime runabout at work. Definitely lighter and more responsive than the Raleigh Seneca it's going to replace - and having the proper frame size is a joy.
Final cost? $12.00. One tube and a nice set of handgrips. Everything else cleaned up and was reusable, major work was taking the rust off the handlebars and painting them black.
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Syke
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Last edited by sykerocker; 09-09-07 at 07:14 PM.